November 10, 2011
Up at 0500 hrs and depart the anchorage at 0620 hrs. We are delighted to see the early morning colors just before Sunrise. It's still quite cool in the morning so we bundle up and peel off the layers as it warms up.
Today has been the most scenic day of our ICW trip. The heavily developed area of Myrtle Beach gives way to the Waccamaw River . The Waccamaw River, deep to its wooded banks, is possibly the most scenic part of the ICW route. Moss-draped cypresses line its side streams, and turtles sometimes sun themselves along the shore. Wildflowers of all descriptions grow in cypress stumps, and the water looks like tea. The Fall color on the hardwood trees is very beautiful. This part of the ICW is as remote as it gets in this area. Mile after mile of undeveloped natural beauty.
This was a day of straight motoring. There are too many bends and twists to set a jib sail. Also, the big hardwood trees along the Waccamaw River block a lot of the wind and create strange wind eddies. We motored into Georgetown, SC Mile Marker 403 (33 deg. 22.0' N x 79 deg. 17.0' W) and dropped anchor @ 1530 hrs. The town has a paper mill which gives off an unpleasant odor when the wind is just right. That is the case tonight: stinky. We're waiting on the cold front to move through this evening.
With some hard motoring and a little luck with tides, tomorrow evening we will be in Charleston, SC. Our youngest daughter, Misty, lives in Colombia, SC so she will be able to come and visit us.
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