DAY 297; THURS. MAY 10, 2012
DEP. CHARLESTOWN 07:30 ARR. GEORGETOWN 2:19
D. 63.5sm / 4594.5
Most of this 63+ mile trip was in sight of the ocean. The ICW runs parallel to the ocean about ¼ mile west. We passed by several inlets, cruised thru Cat Island, into Wynah Bay and into the Waccamaw River. The scenery was very interesting salt marsh, and we were the object of attraction for hundreds of greenheads, horseflies. By the time we docked the deck was littered with the victims of Pat’s flyswatter. We stayed at Hazzard Marina which is one of 3 marinas that border the town. Georgetown has developed the waterfront so that the stores and restaurants along the river face the main street of the town and also have entrances on the boardwalk. It was a really nice town that appeared to be doing well. The highlight of the day was meeting old friends and fellow (now Gold) Loopers Christine & Larry Hayden. We travelled with them on several occasions on the Loop and when not travelling together stayed in touch by phone. They just completed their Loop just yesterday near Charleston, and came up to Georgetown to celebrate with us. We opened the bubbly before noon, had a really good reunion, and went to lunch at the River Walk Restaurant.
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| HMS BOUNTY AT CHARLESTOWN (MINUS BRANDO) |
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| NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, WATCH YOUR WAKE! |
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| HERE'S WHERE HERDS OF WILD HORSEFLIES BREED |
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| GOLD LOOPERS CHRISTINE & LARRY |
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