October 20
When we left Conway, we traveled down the Waccamaw through a thunderstorm that passed through and the temp dropped 20 degrees. The cold front put us into temps more like Ely for the next couple of days. Traveled to Georgetown, SC and anchored alone in the harbor there. Nice spot. Historic downtown Georgetown is right on the waterfront. We dinghied in with the bikes and Cindy got a chance to check out the Good Will and Salvation Army, but no treasures. Thursday I worked all day online. There is a free dock at Georgetown for day use, so we tied up there and when I was working, Cindy was able to get a run in and poke around in the shops. We pulled out of there when I finished working Thursday afternoon and went down Winyah Bay to the inlet right on the ocean, anchored for the night at a gorgeous spot with the plan to depart early Friday morning for an outside run to Charleston. The forecast was for 2-3 foot seas. Departed at first light, just before 7 AM and had a nice day run down the coast. Our holding tank for septic is 35 gallons and is full, needing emptying. You are allowed to empty it at sea, as long as you are off shore 3 miles minimum. We were 6 miles out, so emptied the tank and gave it a good flush. Charleston Harbor was fairly busy with sailboats on a sunny Friday afternoon when we arrived. The initial plan was to anchor out again, but couldn't find a place that fit. We like to be off alone when we can and the whole place was prety busy, so we opted for St Johns Yacht Harbor, a fairly inexpensive option as far as marinas go in this area. We need to get water anyway and have not stayed at a marina since Southport 10 days ago. They have a courtesy car for boaters and will probably use that for a Walmart run Saturday, then move on.

At anchor in Winyah Bay, just inside the inlet

Views astern down the coast

Fort Sumter as we traveled past