Other pictures from the trip

Here's some other pics that we've taken along the way. Nice to get the comments from you guys so I know someone's paying attention!

I'm not sure what kind of bird is on the marker nesting but that's an eagle up in top of that tree.

Myrtle Beach, SC to Wrightsville Beach, NC

After some words passed from learning docking techniques, Scott and I worked on COMMUNICATION skills while boating. I was cranky from my sinus headaches and lack of sleep listening to all the weird noises you hear on a boat. It sounds like anything from little critters scratching at the hull to someone walking on deck. Very disconcerting to someone with good hearing like me. Scott lost alot of his fine hearing when he accidentally fired a gun too close and sheared the hairs off in his ear. At least that's his story and he's sticking to it. The underway part of the trip is getting a little tiresome but the once you're there part is still good. Yesterday we went beachcombing for shells and looking for sea glass, which I haven't found yet.

4/22/07 Georgetown Landing

Scenery changed dramatically today. Out of the Georgia marshlands into the South Carolina forests along the Waccamaw River. Lots of cypress.

Georgetown is very quaint and we found a great bakery/shop called Kudzu, with lots of great frozen food stuff, like coconut encrusted tilapia. Is it me or do I talk alot about the food?

The gator was about 10-12 feet long and went right under the marina pier. Wouldn't want to get in these marshes.....

4/13/07 Charleston City Marina

Arrived in Charleston for a week's stay. Had the weekend to explore and shop and eat. The weather is crazy and Sunday there was a bad storm that caused alot of worry with high winds up to 60 mph. We were fine, but it was rocky. We attended alot of seminars about the trip and mets lots of people who are doing the loop this year. I really enjoyed the Looper Crawl where you get to go in other people's boats for a tour. It' was neat to see the many types of boats people live on. We heard from a couple on a little 24' and visited a luxury 64'. I met a lady that collects sea glass and makes her own jewelry from it. I might have to go beachcombing...

4/12/07 Downtown Marina Beaufort, SC

Pronounced B'you-fort, this is a wonderful place to visit. Quaint shops and old houses. We took a historic carraige ride with Walter who has lived here all his life. He even grew up speaking Gullah, an African American language peculiar to the area. We were treated to free chocolate at The Chocolate Tree thanks to him. I found the best place for stamps at The Carolina Stamper very close to the docks and went back for an evening of free scrapbooking. I like it here. There's a great riverwalk with lots of swings.

4/7/07 Thunderbolt Marina

This is the marina view at sunrise and the dock at twilight. They served fresh, hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the morning..not good for my figure but my tastebuds were happy.

4/8 Two Way Fish Camp to Kilkenny Creek Marina

This is the view from the Kilkenny Creek Marina and you can see Caprice on the dock out there. This was a nice scenic place to stop. There were a bunch of seagulls following us for quite a ways on this run.

4/5 /07 Thursday

Today I scared Scott and a sailboat couple as I brought the boat in at the fuel dock. I came in with about a foot to spare! All's well that ends well they say ...

Went into town and bought a cute nautical outfit. We had dinner at Brett's at the marina. Pricey but absolutely delicious food. Quesadillas with duck, pear, and brie for me and Chilean sea bass for Scott. Also fried green tomatoes..mmmm,mmm good.