My last photo of the floating pontoon bridge in the ICW as it is being replaced with a high bridge. (Mentioned in my last post.)
We were up fairly early and underway by 7:10 heading south again. We pass through South Myrtle Beach seeing the lovely homes along the ICW.
It was a bad day for this golfer!
South of Myrtle Beach, we enter Waccamaw River. It is prettier in the spring and summer when the leaves are on the trees, or earlier when the trees are in full color. It still has its beauty, just more subdued colors this time of year. Some of it is pretty narrow, not as narrow as the Dismal Swamp Canal, but similar because they both are lined with many cedar trees. Since it has been colder, we are not seeing as many fishermen along the waterways, expect for the well-bundled, hardier ones.
You never know what you are going to see in the ICW. This is a truck and trailer on a barge. What was really interesting is that the barge was self-propelled with no visible engine.
House decorated for Halloween.
Our days this week will be in the 60's and nights in the 40's. Not too bad. Hard for me to complain as I sit in an enclosed pilot house and pass all those folks in open cockpit sailboats! We met a sail-boater this morning that is 82 years old and he said this is his last year to sail. Not bad, we hope to be able to do this that long too!
The cooler temps have sent Ospreys south. We are seeing lots of vacant Osprey nests on pilings. Of course, we see Blue Herons, White Egrets, Cormorants, Sea Gulls and an occasional eagle. One lonely pelican made its way up the creek of our dock at Leland's Marine Service in McClellanville, SC.
Pelican coming for a landing.
Blue Heron official sentry of the ICW.
Ever wonder where Pelican's go to sleep - we found this group asleep along the ICW leaving Delegal Creek.
Bald Eagle spotted along the ICW. Double click the photo and expand to see close up.
This creek is near an inlet from the ocean and is home to a good size shrimp boat fleet. Bob purchased a bucket of fresh shrimp right off the boat and we will be in shrimp for a while. We had steamed shrimp for dinner, will have shrimp stir-fry next, shrimp and grits, shrimp alfredo, shrimp omelets, etc.!
We passed through Charleston, SC around 11 in the morning. We never manage to hit this near the end of the day so that we could make a stop here. I keep hoping our schedule will allow us to make this stop, but it never does
Someone is building a boat in the back yard along the ICW in a homemade greenhouse building!
Three masted Scooner doing a man-overboard drill in Charleston Harbor as we passed.
View of historic Charleston as we passed.
Historic Charleston Home with view of the new Cooper River bridge in Charleston.
Another historic home in Charleston.
We were underway on a completely cloudless day at 7:30 on Wednesday. We are in a low flat area with golden grasses all around. We are starting to see moss handing from trees. Wednesday night we were at Skidaway Island near Savannah visiting with Bob's former boss Mark and his wife Shirley. They arrange for us to stay at Delegal Creek, a marina that is part of the Skidaway Island community.
The golden grasses
Passing Thunderball Marina and Boat Yard where all the mega-yachts come for repair and upgrade. They are in the process of building a huge new building that will hold 3 boats, versus the single shed they had now.
We had a wonderful visit with Shirley and Mark and enjoyed the improvements the community made to their dock. They just need to get three markers replaced leading up the creek to the marina. Luckily, Bob had made a track in our Raymarine system of how we entered last time. New markers are on order.
Friday we were up early again and underway by 7 heading to Brunswick, GA. I love cruising through Georgia, but many fellow cruisers find it boring. I enjoy the meandering creeks and rivers that ccomprose the waterway. I suppose if you are in a hurry, you want a straight line passage, but I enjoy the twists and turns here.
We began seeing the bridge over the river leading to Brunswick about 30 miles away as the land is so flat. We will get our load of fuel here at Ocean Petroleum for the winter and enjoy dinner at a favorite restaurant, Portside Cargos, in downtown Brunswick. Our next stop will be in Jacksonville Beach, Florida! Warmer weather certainly awaits us there!
Trumpy we passed on the ICW.
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