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| I was able to take a few early morning walking laps around Barefoot Landing before we cast off the lines and left about 7AM with just enough light to see. We left early to catch the current taking us south. As we motored south on the Waccamaw River, the shores were lined with cypress trees. The tide was out so their roots were exposed. The cypress tree has one main root that goes straight down as well as the ones we see. It looks to me like the trees are tiptoeing in the water. |
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With the north winds that brought some cooler air we were able to sail for a few hours, a real treat after all the motoring we have been doing. We sailed past many cypress trees whose branches were draped with hanging moss. While it rarely kills the trees it lowers their growth rate by reducing the amount of light to a tree's own leaves. The low growing light green plants grow in abandoned rice paddies. Rice was once a major export crop for the local plantations. |
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| We anchored behind Butler Island and decided to warm up the cabin and bake some cookies. Can you tell what ingredient I forgot to bring along? Yes, the baking soda! Since I had them mixed, I baked them anyway. Jay was forgiving and ate them anyway with a glass of milk. |
