Total: 2438 miles 331.7 hours
The
breezes light and the skies were cloudy as we left the marina, but they began
to clear as we headed up the Waccamaw River.
This is always such a pretty and peaceful ride. I doubt much has changed along the banks of
this river over the past few centuries.
The forests are very thick and have no beach. There are lots of osprey nesting in trees
along the river, while turtles try to catch some sun on those trees that have
fallen into the water. The river has carved deep water very close to the tree
line, and some of those trees have been around for a long time.
The river winds its way up to Socrastee,
just below Myrtle Beach. Many of the
homes that were affected by the floods have been razed and replaced with homes
on stilts. (This was the area that had
seen repeated flooding over the past two years of 17 feet above flood
stage.) Passing thought southern Myrtle
Beach, we could see a lot more development along the ICW. It is obviously a good place to retire to
with all the golf, milder weather and lower cost of living.
We arrived at Myrtle Beach Yacht Club around
4-ish. The marina was in the process of dredging in the alley to the
south. We were assigned D-40 which was
the T-head and easy for Bailey to get off the boat.
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