Sapphire...One day at a time.
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Kathy
May 28 - 29, 2008 Charleston to Myrtle Beach, SC
May 28
We left Charleston at eight to head for the Ben Sawyer bridge that is closed from 7-9. Mike was driving and was disconcerted about the depth of water beyond the bridge-lower than charted and we were pretty much at low tide. We finally were able to relax, without going aground and had a lovely day driving through the low lands of South Carolina.
I did earn some nature points by spotting the 3 alligators we saw that day. We also saw many dolphins and never tire of watching them. They are wonderful traveling companions.
We anchored behind Butler Island on the Waccamaw River north of Georgetown, SC. It was a nice anchorage and one other boat came in after us and went further downstream. Pretty quiet and nice!
May 29
The Waccamaw River ride today was one of the most beautiful we have seen on the ICW. It was wide and deep and tree-lined. We could use the auto-pilot on some of it because of its width, which was nice.
We made it to Myrtle Beach, SC at Barefoot Landing Marina at about 1:30 p.m.. This place is famous with boaters who have been doing this trip for years. It is a LONG dock which used to be free and quite the party spot as we have heard some tales! It now has electric and water and they charge you to stay. It is still a nice place. For those in need of retail therapy, there are at least a hundred stores here-outlet and others. There are restaurants and live entertainment venues. We walked up from the with our friends from "Scandia" and new friends from "Island Star" to TBonz for happy hour priced hors d'ovres to serve as dinner. We boaters are usually cheap!
Mike is hanging out with the men from "Scandia" and "Island Star" to decide whether to go out in the ocean for a ways tomorrow, or continue on the ICW. The ICW is easy and you don't have to worry about weather most places, but it gets tedious to drive by hand all day. If we can get out into the ocean and sail, it would be great. So we will be moving on tomorrow, one direction or another. North Carolina was generally bad for internet and cell phone service, but don't fear for us-it's not that dangerous!
May 28
We left Charleston at eight to head for the Ben Sawyer bridge that is closed from 7-9. Mike was driving and was disconcerted about the depth of water beyond the bridge-lower than charted and we were pretty much at low tide. We finally were able to relax, without going aground and had a lovely day driving through the low lands of South Carolina.
I did earn some nature points by spotting the 3 alligators we saw that day. We also saw many dolphins and never tire of watching them. They are wonderful traveling companions.
We anchored behind Butler Island on the Waccamaw River north of Georgetown, SC. It was a nice anchorage and one other boat came in after us and went further downstream. Pretty quiet and nice!
May 29
The Waccamaw River ride today was one of the most beautiful we have seen on the ICW. It was wide and deep and tree-lined. We could use the auto-pilot on some of it because of its width, which was nice.
We made it to Myrtle Beach, SC at Barefoot Landing Marina at about 1:30 p.m.. This place is famous with boaters who have been doing this trip for years. It is a LONG dock which used to be free and quite the party spot as we have heard some tales! It now has electric and water and they charge you to stay. It is still a nice place. For those in need of retail therapy, there are at least a hundred stores here-outlet and others. There are restaurants and live entertainment venues. We walked up from the with our friends from "Scandia" and new friends from "Island Star" to TBonz for happy hour priced hors d'ovres to serve as dinner. We boaters are usually cheap!
Mike is hanging out with the men from "Scandia" and "Island Star" to decide whether to go out in the ocean for a ways tomorrow, or continue on the ICW. The ICW is easy and you don't have to worry about weather most places, but it gets tedious to drive by hand all day. If we can get out into the ocean and sail, it would be great. So we will be moving on tomorrow, one direction or another. North Carolina was generally bad for internet and cell phone service, but don't fear for us-it's not that dangerous!
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| Vessel Name: | Sapphire |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Bayfield 40 |
| Hailing Port: | White Lake, Michigan |
| Crew: | Mike and Kathy Steere |
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