Tonight's beautiful moon over Wrightsville Beach, NC - The wind has finally died down. It was roaring this afternoon - but even in the wind I had another good landing.
Ken fed the ducks at Myrtle Beach - all we had to give them was Cory's kibble, but they loved it! Cory is really angry now that he thinks we've been feeding him duck food the whole trip.
Georgetown, SC Marina posted these signs- which really made us cautious while walking Cory.
This is the Sunset Beach Bridge that we were warned about. The bridge master actually waved, and was very punctual. Not such a stern guy, after all! However, we did have to wait for 20 minutes until the top of the hour. In the picture the bridge is being pulled back on an angle - there is a cable between the pontoon and the end of the road to pull the bridge back into position when all the boats go thru. We were second in a line of 5 boats waiting to go through.
This is an ornamental lighthouse at Coquina Cove, Myrtle Beach, SC. It was just for show, and you can't even go up into it! But it was a great landmark so we knew where to turn!
When I took this photo, I was trying to show the feel of us banking around the turns of the Waccamaw River. It was smooth as glass, and like Le Mans with all the turns. We were cruising at about 28 mph. FUN!!! This river went on like this for about 30 miles - one of the nicest cruising places of the whole trip.
South Carolina had very unusual-looking gators! Actually, this log was floating down the center of the channel. It is the second large log that we have seen in the cruising channels, so far. Fortunately, thanks to my amazing vision, I have seen them before hearing them hit the boat. I hope the streak lasts.
I was shocked when I looked down at my GPS and saw all the "stumps"!!! After that, there were "snags" and "piles"! It's a good thing we were traveling on a high tide! This is a very visual reminder to pay attention and stay in the channel.
We had a nice 70 mile cruise today between Georgetown, SC and Wrightsville Beach, NC. There were a lot of "No Wake Zones" so we traveled for a solid 5 hours. The wind was out of the south and picked up to 15-20 kts. towards the end of the run. The wind at our back was nice but then we hit the Cape Fear River. The tide was headed against the wind and we had an uncomfortable ride until we got away from the inlet - a total of about 8 miles. We then entered a cut to a small river. The cut was about 20 ft. wide with a depth of 6 ft. and a length of about 1 mile. A small, 18 ft. runabout coming the other way left the channel at a high rate of speed and made it about 50ft. before bogging down. They were still trying to get out as we went by. We couldn't help because they were so far out of the channel that we couldn't get to them. We saw them later - so we know they're OK. The tides have been all wrong for traveling in shallow waters. The tide was high at 6:30 this morning which means we ran all day in an outgoing tide and thinner water. We passed one ocean inlet where the depth was 3 ft. for about 100 yds! In this same area we saw a whirlpool about 10 ft. in diameter - pretty cool. We're staying in a nice, protected marina with all the amenities - including, working wi-fi. That's all - Ken
3 quick things from Linda-
1)I'm glad to be here in the state that's home to our son.
2)After spending all day with incredible 360 degree views- it's quite a contrast to come into the boat at night, and have a very small, confined view of less than 3 feet!
2)After spending all day with incredible 360 degree views- it's quite a contrast to come into the boat at night, and have a very small, confined view of less than 3 feet!
3)I was mistaken about being too far North for palm trees, pelicans, and dolphins. We saw all of them today, but I don't think any of the palm trees were native. We had several dolphins very close to the boat. I just love them! (we have also seen BRIGHT green skinks)
Linda
7 comments:
I think Cory is getting a tan.
Your pictures are just getting better and better. I am really surprised at how much you are worried about "going a ground". That must be very nerve wracking. Miss you, Love,Solveig
I must say that I am impressed that your GPS can tell a stump from a rock. You must have been surprised when "stump" came up on the screen!
What on earth is that stuffed animal next to Corey in the photograph? I don't think I have ever seen that kind of creature before. He must be some sort of southern varmint. I hope that I never come across one of those in the orchard.
I think that I would have even had fun on your Le Mans boat race course. That must have been a blast cruising through there (and pretty, too).
I liked your picture of the moon rising over the beach. You ought to send that one to the Hartford Courant travel section.
The Huguenots were French Protestants who came over to the New World in the 17th century when Louis XIV declared that they could no longer openly practice their religion in France. Dumb move. You could tell by their houses that the Huguenots had it together.
Unless things change, you are going to freeze when you return up north. Appreciate the sun & warmth while you have it down there because we sure aren't getting it up here.
The peaches are in bloom and are very beautiful. Bring on the fuzz!
Pierre
It's been three days with no posts or pictures. What's up with that? I want stories.I want pictures!!!!
Everytime I pull your blog up on the computer and see that there are no new posts, I feel let down and disappointed. We want more!!!!
Alison, is that you?
Of course it's Alison. Who else would be whining about wanting more pictures and reports?
I'm trying to live an adventure through Ken and Linda. They have obligations!! They need to post!! LOL
Alison
We're watching you.
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