February 16-22, 2014

Swansboro NC,  Wrightsville Beach NC,  Southport NC, Myrtle Beach SC,  Georgetown SC, Charleston SC and Beaufort SC.

We have been blessed with 5 out of 6 beautiful cruising days.  High temps have been in the low 70's and winds have been, for the most part, wonderfully calm.  We have to take advantage of every good day which means not too many "days off" (as if this were work !)  We have been going 5 to 6 hours every day, and while that may not seem like a long day, believe us, when you are out in the sun and salt air, that is a long enough day.  There is something about the motion of the boat, constantly maintaining your balance, being "on your game" the whole time, that is very enervating.  The one who is not behind the wheel is the navigator and lookout, so both of us have to be constantly vigilant.  We try to spell each other every hour or so, because it's easy to become mesmerized by the water and the landscape.  So much of the time we are out in marshes and the low country, and there is no sign of civilization around us.  We have encountered VERY few other boats, as this is kind of the middle of the off season: other boaters have already traveled south and are yet to return north, so there is very little other traffic around us. 

We have a new rule, which is that the blog has to be written at the end of the day,  before (or at least during) happy hour.  Otherwise we say we will get to it tomorrow, and you can see how we have procrastinated again.  We will try to be better.

We always wonder about pink houses.

Southport Sunrise

North Myrtlle Beach

The moment we hit South Carolina it was suddenly in the 70's and T-shirt weather.  Yes!!!

Mal on the look-out in "The Rock Pile"

Georgetown Morning

This is a typical AICW landscape, no others in sight.

The only rainy day we have had was yesterday in Charleston, which meant that we were able to spend an extra day and EAT MORE OYSTERS!!!  4 Dozen in 2 days, plus fried shrimp, corn fritters and homemade chips with blue cheese dip, all fabulous.  Someday we are going to probably find another place besides "Pearlz" to eat in Charleston, but why???

Coming under a bridge south of Charleston

The Admiral at work.  Her neck is great, BTW.










Tomorrow on to Thunderbolt GA, close to Savannah, so we will spend a couple of days so we can tour the city.