We arrived after a lovely day on the ICW, deep water and gorgeous surroundings. We made it to Georgetown, SC. It's got a restored historic downtown on the Sampit and PeeDee rivers.
It's also got gators. Yep, for real.
There are all kinds of signs around the waterway suggesting one shouldn't really feed an alligator. No kidding.
We got in yesterday during a two plus knot current and had a walk into the downtown from the marina. We were tired, so ate out at a little place on the water, watching the sunset.
We watched a couple of boats dinghy from their boats to a dinghy dock, wondering if an alligator could climb aboard.
Shivers.
Anyway, we're headed to an anchorage near Charleston as 70 miles is a bit far to go in daylight hours. We've seen dolphins today playing alongside our boat. The red tannins in the water prevent us from seeing these joyful animals under the water. We're winding through marshlands here with the curious effect of seeing masts appearing as if on the horizon in a marsh but are actually in the water. It's about 75F, sunny with a cool wind off the ocean close by. Every now and then, the tang of salt mixed with earth blows by in a breeze.
We also had some excitement when our hot water hose clamp cap came lose and started flooding the cabin floor. It was quickly stopped up and we suddenly had water to wash the floor and the decks.
Never a dull moment.
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