We're on our way! After a few days of stashing and provisioning Wayne and I left Cricket Cove Marina in Little River, SC and spent the day speeding our way down to Georgetown, SC, 60 miles away. Speeding is probably not the right word; we averaged about 8 miles an hour. Cool Change's optimum cruising speed is 8-10 miles per hour, a pace that is ver-r-r-ry relaxing but takes a bit of getting used to. We definitely have a chance to view the scenery and the wildlife, take photos and chat. The first part of our journey south from Georgetown was through the "Rock Pile". This canal was appropriately nicknamed as it was excavated from hard rock and is very narrow with rock outcroppings encroaching on the channel. Luckily we met no northbound boats and took our half out of center channel. After 15 miles we entered the Waccamaw River with its many homes and docks with cypress, oak and pine trees everywhere. We could also see McDonald's, Burger King and many other businesses which parallelled the waterway along highway 17.
Upon arrival in Georgetown we checked into the Harborwalk Marina. We don't plan to stay in marinas very often (way too pricey!) but we hoped to spend some time in Georgetown and also had arranged to meet some friends from home there. Penny and Bruce were at their beach house for a few weeks and we all went out to dinner together. We enjoyed showing them around Cool Change.
Next stop is Charleston, SC.
This new chapter in our lives is underway. It's exciting, scary, exhilarating and novel. A few weeks ago a friend asked how long we have been married. We said, "Forty-two years" He said, "I wonder if you'll make it to forty-three." So far, so good.
This is a 14 foot tug pushing a 50 foot barge
A very old cypress on the Waccamaw River
One of the swing bridges that opened to allow our 17 foot height to pass
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