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We arrived in Georgetown last evening at 6:00pm, an 11 hour trip from where we started out just south of Charleston.

The Harborwalk Marina in Georgetown is right at the edge of the town’s main commercial area, so there’s very easy access to restaurants & stores.

I copied the photo above from my Atlantic ICW 2017 Waterway Guide book. I like these features in the boating reference books because if you have never been to a place before then it helps you better understand where you are going & what to expect.

Whenever we arrive in a port there often is a strong current so you have little or no opportunity to stop & figure out where you are going to tie up. Fortunately most marinas have great staff & dockhands who are always ready to guide you in the last few feet & catch your lines.

The trip from Charleston was very pleasant with a combination of rivers, canals & occasional bays & inlets leading to the Atlantic Ocean that connect the rivers & canals together.

Our usual routine each morning is to have some coffee & OJ before leaving the dock & then Chris rustles up some breakfast while I navigate the first part of the day’s journey.

Yesterday morning I had a real treat!

I’m sure gonna miss Chris when he heads home next Sunday.

Over the years Chris & I have worked out our roles & routines. I look after the chartplotting, setting up our navigation plan for each day, the engine & other technical & mechanical matters. Chris looks after the galley, handles the fenders & dock lines & shares the helm duties with me. He likes to cook & he’s a very good chef so I think that I have the better end of the bargain. He’s happy because if I was the chef the meals are much simpler. For some reason he’s not fussy about eating Spam sandwiches or canned tuna & Minute Rice wraps!

As we approached Georgetown we came out of a canal & crossed Winyah Bay & then up the Sampit River. It was interesting to exit the canal where our lines of sight to port & starboard were somewhat limited & then be on a much larger body of water where we could see much further.

While on the canal & the rivers yesterday we saw lots of pelicans & other “fishing” bird species, dolphins & Chris even saw a few alligators resting along the muddy shoreline. Even at our slow rate of speed it’s still very hard to catch good photos of the abundant wildlife.

Last night when I was coming back to the boat from the marina showers I encountered a couple of locals out for an evening stroll. They stood still long enough for me to get a photo.

The weather forecast for today is for occasional thunderstorms so we have decided to stay in Georgetown another night. This also gives us an opportunity to do a few small maintenance tasks & projects that cannot be done while underway or while at anchor.

Weather permitting, early tomorrow morning we will head out for Myrtle Beach.

Cheers!