Watch: Laurie
Distance: 57.1nm
Time: 7 1/2 hours
Navigation notes: 3 swing bridges.
No Issues - NONE! Whoop whoop!!!!
Departed Georgetown around 8:30 thinking we had about a 6 hour day ahead of us. Well the wind and tides had other ideas. We ran all day with about a 15-20 mph head wind causing us to take a little longer than anticipated. We traveled primarily on the Waccamaw River most of the way to Myrtle Beach.
This was not a problem because the ride was spectacular, and while it might be hard to believe, the scenery was yet again different from yesterday. Today, the trees turned from primarily pine to largely cypress with some pine sprinkled in for good measure. There were no banks to the river. The river's edge was just trees and swamp. We also passed several "lodges/fish camps" along the way, which we thought would be pretty cool to visit by land for a few days.
We saw some of our first rocky shorelines and first swing bridge openings.
The ride was very rural up until you reached Myrtle Beach then became pretty typical for what you'd see along a commercialized beach town. Nice, but I prefer the "crunchy" view.
Myrtle beach yacht club was a perfect stop for the night. Tucked back in a cove directly off the ICW made for easy off and easy on and the dock hands who met us were pleasant and very helpful. Best yet was the $1/ foot with our Boat US discount.
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