Thursday, May 24, 2012

North to Georgetown, SC and on to Wrightsville, NC

Rainy weather leaving Charleston,SC led to some cool weather.  We even had to dig out the winter hats buried deep in the bow to get started in the mornings for a few days.
By the time we got to Georgetown, SC on the Sampit River warm weather had returned.  A Sunday morning walk around the historic town and along their revamped waterfront boardwalk included breakfast with the locals at a cafe on Front Street.
The Kaminski House Museum along the waterfront is a stately home built in 1769.  It sits just down river from a paper mill and a steel mill that were in full operation and lit the night with all of their lights.
We left Georgetown and traveled up the rambling and beautiful cypress tree lined Waccamaw River.  Above the Waccamaw the ICW is a narrow channel for several miles.  Most boats travel faster than Priority like this tug pushing a barge.
On Wednesday we met again with our friends, Duncan and Laura, in Wrightsville, NC.  They led us for a walk on the "Loop".   We had dinner at the local South Beach Grille and a refreshing walk on the ocean beach before returning to the Seapath Marina.  Duncan and Laura live in Wilmington, NC which is just across the ICW from the marina where we are staying. Tomorrow we head north towards Beaufort.