Dreamboat 2011-12 Cruise

07 May 2012 | Chester, Md.
06 May 2012 | Mill Creek, Solomons, Md
05 May 2012 | Fishing Bay, Deltaville, VA
03 May 2012 | Hampton, VA
02 May 2012 | Coinjock, NC
02 May 2012 | Bellhaven, NC
30 April 2012 | Oriental, NC
29 April 2012 | New Bern, NC
28 April 2012 | Beaufort, NC (Bow-fort as opposed to the same spelling for Bew-fort in SC)
27 April 2012 | Camp LeJeune Beach, NC
26 April 2012 | Wrightsville Beach, NC
25 April 2012 | Southport, NC
24 April 2012 | Little River, SC
24 April 2012 | South Myrtle Beach, Sc
23 April 2012 | South Myrtle Beach, SC
21 April 2012 | Georgetown, SC
20 April 2012 | John’s Island, SC
19 April 2012 | Beaufort, SC
18 April 2012 | Beaufort, SC

Through the Cyprus Swamp

23 April 2012 | South Myrtle Beach, SC
The temperature was in the 50’s when we left our slip today in Georgetown with cool winds forecast gusting to 16 knots. We planned a short 30 mile day today so were able to leave a little later than usual. It gave me time to visit the Kudzu Bakery and Market the morning. It’s a great stop for any boater in Georgetown with homemade frozen items, a deli, wine, and fresh bread. We headed up the ICW toward the south end of Myrtle Beach though miles of what looked like wilderness. Miles of thick stands of cypress trees lined the banks of the Wacamaw River, some jutting out to the edge of the channel. We noticed a large bald eagle perched in a tree overlooking the ICW as we went by. We arrived at Osprey Marina about 1 PM after reading good reviews on Active Captain. It’s a nice hurricane hole marina with about 100 slips. Because the transient dock is a ways from the office, ship’s store, and bathroom, we had use of the golf cart to run back and forth. The marina provided us with a goodie bag of snacks and information about the area including a menu from an Italian restaurant that provides a ride from the marina and back. Who could turn that down? It seems like a great stop with a complimentary breakfast of coffee and muffins in the morning. As a nice little aside, there’s a flock of goats near the marina store. Just a homey little extra that reminds me of the MD Eastern shore. The Admiral
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Vessel Name: Dreamboat
Vessel Make/Model: Hunter 410
Hailing Port: Kent Island, Chester, Maryland, USA
Crew: Bruce & Jill
About:
We are spending this winter traveling the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from our home dock on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay across from Annapolis, Maryland. We will sail down the bay to Norfolk, Va. [...]
Extra: For an explanation of the ICW see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracoastal_Waterway

Bruce & Jill

Who: Bruce & Jill
Port: Kent Island, Chester, Maryland, USA