Day 51, Tuesday, June 3, 2008

We get underway about 0730. The Wacamaw River is beautiful and pleasant. The scenery is nice and green, not brown like it was in November. We spot 3 alligators in the river and even get a couple pictures of one. We see lots of turtles and ospreys too. Bucksport Landing is now shut down. The couple running it decided to retire and no one has taken it over yet. That’s a shame, their homemade sausage was great.

 

We hit the “Rockpile” area at close to high tide, met no commercial traffic and made it safely through to Barefoot Landing. We stopped here to allow Donna to do some shopping in the “getcha” stores. After tying up, we walked around all the shops, used the rest rooms, bought an ice cream cone and then went back to the boat. Except for the great dock, this place is just a tourist trap. What a waste!

Donna fixed dinner, we watched some TV and retired for the night.

Location: Barefoot Landing, Myrtle Beach, SC at MM 354. Boat distance traveled, 52 miles. Time in actual transit, 7.5 hours. Top speed 8.5 mph, average speed 7.0 mph.