We awoke to cloudy skies, 10-15 mph winds, and 55 degrees. Put on our rain gear for protection and warmth, slipped away from the dock and pointed R Island northeast. It is amazing, not certain why, that we are traveling east and northeast a lot - but it doesn't take long with a map to realize how far east we will travel before we hit the Chesapeake.
The run up the Wacamaw River was beautiful. There are over 150 abandoned plantations that used to line the banks and you can clearly see how they may have been laid out - even the little cuts off the river that would serve as a dock and get supplies closer to the main buildings. The plantations give way to Cyprus marshes dotted with small marinas, fishing lodges. You almost get lost in time.
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| Cypress trees at edge of river/fields. |
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| Easy to see the rice patties.. |
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| Plantations give way to Cypress Marsh and deep river continues. |
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| A Small Marina |
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| Plenty of space for this guy. |
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| Bald eagle nest on Channel marker (lower right corner). |
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| "Extremo" resumes speed after a slow pass. Lots of tannins in the water.
This swing bridge marked the change to a sunny warm day and the development growth and civilization of the greater Myrtle Beach area.
 
From here on there are houses, condos and golf courses along both sides of the ICW. Still some undeveloped areas such as "The Rock Pile", a 4 mile stretch with rock bottom and sides. Judie was preparing the boat for arrival at the marina and Ger was focused on the chart plotter, GPS and the depth sounder. Sorry, no photos, but there were pretty rock ledges down the sides and overhanging trees. Beautiful but challenging.
Since it was a fairly long day, 57 miles, we arrived about 4:00, squared away the boat, registered at the office and hit the "Officers Club" for an early dinner. We are at the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club, not as fancy as it sounds but nice, convenient, and friendly folks.
On Saturday Ger Blogged in the morning, Judie helped and did chores, and in the afternoon we headed to the "Little River Crab Fest". An arts and craft thing with tons of vendors, great food and good music.
    
This older couple and grand-daughter danced almost every number.
After about 4 hours, we returned to the Officers Club for dinner and to watch the Preakness. They had quite the little event going on with Ladies in fancy hats and Men in Blazers - not us!
Today is Sunday and we are keeping to the guideline of staying off the water on weekends in crowded areas. We need some time to plan the next week and to figure out where to spend the Memorial Weekend.
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