We departed Southport at sunrise for a very beautiful and thankfully uneventful day of motoring down to Grand Dunes Marina in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Our only excitement was passing a barge in a very narrow stretch of the waterway called the Rock Pile. Aptly named, there are great rocks on both sides, so pulling way over to let a barge go by is a very exciting moment. Another highlight was missing the bridge opening at Sunset Pontoon Bridge by 10 minutes so we had to hold station for 50 minutes. Showing their differing approaches to this stoppage, Pete parked in the shallows, put his keel down to ground the boat and proceeded to wash and clean. Rob then scared the other waiting boat by backing around in figure eights, only to prove that he still can't back the boat without using the bow thruster!
We have started picking up fellow travelers heading south to Florida with many of the same destinations in their plan. Tonight we did dinner at a Ruth's Chris Steak House that was on the Marina premises, and the manager was a boater with lots of guidance for the Keys and marinas to the south. The boating community is small but very helpful.
Tomorrow we leave at 7 with Georgetown, SC as our destination. With only a concern for Thursday's weather, we should be docking at City Marina in Charleston on Thursday evening.
Friday is a work day with the Seldon Mast folks coming aboard Pete's boat for some work and then Saturday we depart.
Thanks for the chance to follow your travels and experience them vicariously! God Bless! Dave
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