Ospreys nesting everywhere!
02 June 2008 | Wrightsville Beach, NC
Mike
May 30... North Myrtle Beach to Wrightsville Beach.
We were away from the dock at 7am and headed for a long day on the ICW. Our first challenge was a pontoon bridge that opened on the hour only. To complicate matters, if the opening happened to coincide with a low tide, it was postponed for another hour just for good measure.
I radioed "Scandia" (named for Scandia, Michigan) and told Arnie that I thought there was a chance of making it if we pushed. They took off like crazy and we all got there in time.
Next we had to deal with the Shalotte Inlet which is always a problem at low tide. We arrived at dead low... and slowed to a crawl. We touched once but continued on without any problems. There was one more inlet to go.... Lockwood's Folly. On a low, but rising tide we made it through this one as well unscathed. From there it was just a lot of driving... 10 hours worth. Up the Cape Fear River to Snow's Cut and back to the ICW for two more hours to Wrightsville Beach.