Last posting found Scooter and crew in Charleston, SC. The Charleston Maritime Center, as a matter of fact. There are quite a few marinas in the Charleston area, but for some reason we gravitate to this one. Its ugly to get in and out of, due to rapidly moving tidal currents, and really rock and rolly due to ship wakes rolling into the basin, BIG advantage; right downtown! This time around we tried something new; rode all three free bus routes around the city in one day. kind of interesting in lots of ways. Parts of this city are gently beautiful, parts absolutely aren't. Same can be said for the ridership. All in all, it was a most enlightening way to spend part of a day. Pleasant as it was, we couldn't get all the stuff done by bus, so we walked, nibbled on ice cream, and, you know, looked at things. Weather settled down, tanks in their proper state of capacity; either full, or empty; laundry all done. Time to git'er done. Beautiful day for a boat ride, so off we went to Awendaw Creek, enroute to, and hopefully,thru the McClellanville low spot. Sort of sad departing Charleston; it has always been a fun visit.
The low spot issue worked out well; early up, thru as the tide was rising, and a smooth ride up the Waccamaw river to Osprey Point Marina. We have been here before; like the laid back atmosphere, great fuel prices and really friendly staff. Of all the rivers Scooter has travelled, I think that this is one of the prettiest. Deep, wooded, and NO housing developments popping up along the way. Refreshing!
Out of Osprey Point, thru the Socastee swing bridge up to Ocean Isle Marina. Again, staging for the passage thru Lockwood's Folly inlet. Unbeknownst to us, the dredge had just finished fixing the shallow issues at this particular trouble spot, so we could have transited the inlet without waiting for tidal assistance. Oh, well; it was a nice enough stay and the passage the next morning was easier because of it. Now in NC, we stopped at Southport Marina for fuel, slip, etc. After juggling all the various weather guesser's predictions, we decided to spend Monday visiting Bald Head Island, an island about 2 miles off the Cape Fear river inlet. There is a ferry that runs from Southport to the island, and a golf cart rental company that eagerly awaits your arrival at the island. So, off we went on the ferry, 'round and 'round we went on the golf cart, and lickety-split home again on the ferry. Reminded me of Nantucket with palm trees; shingled houses and all. An adventurous day, an educational day.
Today's forecast called for strong T-storms and strong winds, but turned out to be a reasonably nice day with an occasional sprinkle. We juggled the time frames around a bit and elected to stop, again, in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Actually dropped the lil'ol rubber boat in the water and putted into the town dinghy dock. Walked to Robert's grocery store (has the coldest beer in Wrightsville Beach) for some items we were short on; 'taint short any more! Putted back (hooyah) in good form. Tomorrow will hopefully find us in Mile Hammock Bay, part of the Camp Lejune complex. We'll keep you posted. Be safe
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