Myrtle Beach to Cape Fear River

Osprey Marina, a great place to stop.

     The trees are changing.  We are seeing less of the cypress and more deciduous and pine trees and the water is now brown due to the tannic acid. . . no more crystal clear blue/green, but I did see turtles sunning on the logs and rocks. We also saw more homes and now more golf courses along the waterway.  I suppose we should since we passed through Myrtle Beach. We also saw a lot of developments that are like River Dunes; developments barely started with very large homes on the waterway, many with harbors or docks that are now just sitting waiting for the economy to turn around.

Andiamo and Sheet Music making their way north on the ICW.

Part of the"Rock Pile"

     We passed through “The Rock Pile” at low tide.  We could see the horizontal shelf rocks that make this area so dubious to cruisers. Sheet Music was also traveling with us and warned us to stay towards the green to avoid the rocks near the red marker. Thanks to their advice we all passed through just fine.

Pair of Eagles

Carlotte Inlet just north of Sea Isle City, NC, where we spend a couple of very special vacations with family and friends.

     Once again we used the sails to increase our speed with the motor. Even with the increased speed, we still had the currents to fight from time to time so we did not pull into Deep Point Marina until 5. I was quite blissful as to the location.  I finally had the chance to call our friends, Gail and John Hurst, at a time when I should be able to catch them, but had to end the conversation prematurely as we needed to prep to head into the marina, a boat was coming out of the marina and a ship was coming down the channel. I will just have to call back real soon.

    Deep Point is a beautiful, new marina built for the ferry to Bald Head Island. It is reasonable, easy access, deep (except for the entry, which is constantly dredged), free laundry and almost complete, but we have to accept the ferry traffic and it's back up horn when it departs (which is not a real hardship.)

     Once docked, we stopped on the dock between Andiamo and Brunelle to have a quick staff meeting and wound up sitting on Andiamo.  Suddenly, everyone rounded up hefty munchies and there went dinner. . .again, but we once again toasted to another great day!

     Later, I was able to do a load of free laundry while I took my shower and then it was off to bed. 

     Time and miles are passing much too quickly!

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete