Saturday, April 21, 2007
Charleston (Mile 469.5) to Georgetown, SC (Mile 403)
Saturday, April 21. On our last fling in Charleston, we hooked up with five couples and took a historical tour of the city, enjoyed lunch at Hymen's Seafood, then walked through the city market to Harris Teeter's Grocery for provisions (more honey fruited chicken salad -- yum!) Bright and early this morning we cast off our lines and again headed north on the ICW. After we passed the Isle of Palms, we were back among the salt marshes, enjoying the vista of sweet grass (spartina), live oaks, and driftwood. The water is the color of iced coffee.
We were in excellent company as we passed or were passed by various boats, many belonging to other Loopers. It was nice to hear polite, considerate requests by faster boats to pass slower boats rather than cringing as hot rock boaters speed by with no warning, pitching the passed boats in mountains of wake. I love hearing the names called on the radio: Sea Knight, La Gaza Verde (The Green Goose), Irish Ayes, Restless Spirit, Sue Sea Que.
By three p.m. we were safely tied up at Boat Shed Marina in Georgetown, SC, just across from Pawley's Island. We rode our bikes down the oak-shaded streets lined with lovely Victorian houses. This historic town was founded in 1730, and its population built wealth by shipping rice, indigo, and lumber throughout the world. Today the revitalized downtown area is bustling with cute shops, restaurants, and pocket parks that serve as entry ways to a wonderful boardwalk. After a really good dinner at the Rice Paddy restaurant with old friends Duffy and Russ from Work of Art, we called it a night. It's good to be on the move again.
We were in excellent company as we passed or were passed by various boats, many belonging to other Loopers. It was nice to hear polite, considerate requests by faster boats to pass slower boats rather than cringing as hot rock boaters speed by with no warning, pitching the passed boats in mountains of wake. I love hearing the names called on the radio: Sea Knight, La Gaza Verde (The Green Goose), Irish Ayes, Restless Spirit, Sue Sea Que.
By three p.m. we were safely tied up at Boat Shed Marina in Georgetown, SC, just across from Pawley's Island. We rode our bikes down the oak-shaded streets lined with lovely Victorian houses. This historic town was founded in 1730, and its population built wealth by shipping rice, indigo, and lumber throughout the world. Today the revitalized downtown area is bustling with cute shops, restaurants, and pocket parks that serve as entry ways to a wonderful boardwalk. After a really good dinner at the Rice Paddy restaurant with old friends Duffy and Russ from Work of Art, we called it a night. It's good to be on the move again.
