Intercoastal Waterway, South Carolina

We motored along the intercoastal waterway for about 30 miles.  Breezy and chilly!!  (Well, it was 65 degrees - but that seems mighty cold to us!!!)  Had to go dig in the cabinet to find long pants for the first time in 4 months - and socks!!!

Pretty scenery along the way - so green!!  The Bahamas are beautiful, but famous for their blue waters - green terrain is often missing.

Myrtle Beach area is covered up with golf courses.  Apparently these golfers are practicing their social distancing on the links.....wonder if the private clubs can still have their clubhouses open for drinks afterwards??

Old boat anchored along the way.

Pretty bird sitting on the nest on a navigational marker.

Just miles of narrow channel.   Almost no boating activity -  saw just 3 or 4 other boats along the 30+ miles.

What If rounding a corner.  We're actually on the section of the Intercoastal that is the Waccamaw River - it twists and turns like a snake.  Last year when we transited this section, the trees were in pretty fall colors.  Today they are beautiful with fresh tender leaves of spring.

We stopped at a little "oxbow" along the waterway to anchor for the night.  Still chilly and rainy but pleasantly protected.

I had forgotten to take my Bahamas courtesy flag down when we entered the US so I did that once we anchored.  Not much left of it after 4 1/2 months beating in the wind and sun!!

 Here's what it looked like brand new!

We put the dinghy down and went about 150 feet over to What If for dinner.   We don't feel that we need to social distance from them since we've only been with them for the past 2 weeks.


Sojourn anchored at the oxbow.

 Grilled a few of those lobsters as a sortof Bahamian celebration.

Ed did the honors of repeatedly braving the downpour out on the deck to man the grill.  A fun visit to celebrate our USA arrival, but we were all tired from the 100+ hours straight since leaving the  Bahamas and retired to an early, restful night.  On towards Oriental tomorrow.