Myrtle Beach meltdown

Today we made it to Myrtle Beach-Lightkeepers Marina ( $1 a foot and only $5 for electric) after another long day and a short stay at Georgetown SC. It was a fabulous morning actually using the jib sailing down a forested pathway with osprey (sea eagles) everywhere.There were lots of huge nests and many had mother and baby birds in them.The chirp of the babies was so enjoyable and there was very little traffic on the waterway.

Yesterday we were plagued by biting flies in the morning but today only a couple but they were mutant megabig flies.We also saw our first alligator in this stretch.It is hard to describe the beauty of the Waccamaw River-miles of trees full of Spanish moss,jumping fish,mocha water that you can see reflections in and the osprey.I spent time at the bow just loving it all.
In the afternoon we approached Myrtle Beach and by the time we reached the swing bridge the bridge operator warned us to keep hydrated as it was 100 degrees.It seemed warm but after docking it was crazy hot on land.

Charleston!

We had a long day today, but we made it all the way to Charleston from Beaufort. I want to say sorry to all the other people that we did not get to visit while in Florida, but our schedule did not allow us to spend much time there and we have to get home to take care of some business that has come up. We will be back down in the fall and then we should be able to visit then.

Beaufort, SC

We are curently in Beaufort, SC at Lady's Island Marina. Just had a nice meal at the Factory Creek Fish House. Chris had the garlic shrimp and I had the blackened grouper, both were tasty. We plan on anchoring out somewhere between here and Charleston, SC and then the next day we will time the passage through Elliot Cut on Wapoo Creek for slack water or somewhere around it. After that we wil stop somewhere around charleston for a night and then keep moving North.

Northward progress

We are now stopped at Isle of Hope Ga after spending last night anchored in Walberg Creek just South of St Catherines sound. Walberg Island is an exotic animal breeding site for the New York Zoological society, although we did not see any exotic animals. We did battle biting flys the last two days while motoring along, ( Note to self, finish screen enclosure!!) We took the Marina loaner car to Walmart today and restocked on a few items and plan on taking the bus into Savannah tomorrow. Then we will head for Beaufort, SC on Friday weather permitting.

Jekyll Harbor Revisited

We have stopped at Jekyl Harbor again, it is a nice marina and they have a loaner car that you can take to the grocery store to restock on food. They also have clean showers, laundry, cable TV, and a nice bar/resturant.

Fernandina Beach

We are now at Fernandina Beach and slowly moving north at 6 miles an hour. We spent last night at Jacksonville Beach and had a fun time, they opened a new restaurant, Nippers (They bought the rights to use the name from Nippers on Guana Cay) at Beach Marina and they had a band from Trinidad there so we decided to celebrate the end of the world there with a few boat drinks. Tonight we are at Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island Florida. It was recommended that we stop here and we are glad we did. It is a real nice town and worth another stop on our way back next fall. Plenty of places to shop at and lots of good restaurants and bars. Nice town to walk around and explore. Just No Grocery stores within easy walking distance.

Palm Coast Marina.

We left Cocoa on Thursday and motor sailed to New Smyrna Beach where we ran into Jeff, Cindy and their Shelty and Dachshund. We first met them back at Treasure Cay, and it was great getting to see them and talk for a while. After a night at New Smyrna we started North again, and ended up at Palm Coast Marina North of Daytona. All of the staff here is very friendly and helpful, they have a small store and there is a shopping village with a few good restaurants a short walk away. One of the liveaboards here joked that this is one of the best assisted living marinas in Florida. It is the only stop for Fuel between Daytona and St. Augustine.