After our boatyard work was completed, we were set to head south. The plan for the winter is to casually make our way to south Florida. At some point once we have staged the boat and there is a weather window; we will head to the Bahamas for the remainder of the winter. It was a good stay in Wilmington, NC. The waterfront has certainly begun to flourish in the past few years. They have expanded the River Walk, added a new marina, and also an outdoor theater/park for hosting concerts.
Marina along the River Walk in Wilmington, NC
Floating condos
Spent one overnight in Myrtle Beach, SC then on to Georgetown, SC, and finally Charleston, SC.
Socastee Swing Bridge just south of Myrtle Beach. This is the last bridge we will need to have open for us to pass until we get to Florida.
Shrimp boat in Georgetown, SC docked just behind us. I got a kick out of Mr. Pelican fishing from the back.
Our first major stop after Wilmington was in Charleston, SC to spend Thanksgiving with our friends the Terry's. This was their first Thanksgiving in their new home in Charleston since Robin retired last year. They moved from Raleigh to Charleston in January. We had a great time spending several days at their house. Always so good to visit, and we hope we can return the hospitality this winter for them in the Bahamas.
Robin's beautiful table for Thanksgiving
The day after Thanksgiving we had a big oyster roast in their backyard to celebrate Ron's 70's birthday. Here is a selfie with all of us. Lacey Terry Toney holding the phone, Keith, Gail, Robin, Ron, and Davis Toney
After several days with the Terry's we continued south at a leisurely pace. We spent one night in Beaufort, SC then from there went to Thunderbolt, GA. We have been to all these towns previously, however we decided to spend two nights in Thunderbolt. This stop is very near Savannah and I wanted to do some picture shooting in the Bonaventure Cemetery. This is a very old and somewhat famous cemetery. Many high profile people from the Savannah area are buried here. It was also featured prominently in the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Bonaventure Cemetery (Trying out some Black & White)
From Thunderbolt our next stop was an anchorage between Thunderbolt, GA and Jekyll Island, GA. We have anchored in this creek (Wahoo Creek) several times before and always enjoy this spot.
Shrimp boats pulled up at a fish camp just south of our anchorage
We got into our anchorage early in the afternoon so I put the kayak in and did some paddling around.
View from the back of Southern Style as we run her up for just a minute in the morning after leaving the anchorage.
As we came past the inlet at St. Simon's, GA we could see that the large car carrier which had run aground in fall of 2019 was finally removed. I had posted a picture of this ship on its side back then. Here she was with the cranes working on her back in 2019 when we passed.
Here is the inlet today. The ship is gone and all that is left are some pilings from the removal process. I assume these will also eventually be removed.
So we are continuing south. Our next stops will be Jekyll Island and Cumberland Island in Georgia. Cumberland Island is one place we have not been before. It will be exciting to see a new place, so stay tuned.
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