Almost Day 14


The mornings are always exciting. We pulled the anchor and made our way back 
to the ICW. When we arrived we saw a BIG barge pushed by a BIG tug on the 
narrow, shallow ICW. I stopped and waited near where we anchored. He was 
bigger than I was! Once we got underway we did 56 miles. We stopped early 
because there weren't any anchorages or marinas for the next 20 miles or so 
and I was not looking forward to more nighttime navigation on the ICW.

The morning brought wind and an adverse current again! By 11:00, the wind 
was abating and the tide was with us. The scenery in the morning was much 
the same as we have seen for the last several days....salt marshes and 
meandering creeks with marginal water depths and tight channels. We did see 
some nice homes where access by automobile was available. The homes continue 
to be impressive.

The afternoon brought better weather. It was warm and we even had a sail up 
for several hours. The big change was the scenery. We went from salt marches 
to stands of cypress and pine clothed in moss in mangrove swamps...very 
scenic! The channel was much wider and deeper! It made travel for most of 
the day easier and gave us a chance to appreciate the scenery.

We decided to stop at another marina because the weather is forecast to 
change drastically by tomorrow morning. Wind and rain is forecast for the 
whole day.....ugh! The Osprey Marina just on the outskirts of Myrtle Beach 
is very nice! It looks almost new and it is just off of the ICW. The cost is 
the least expensive we have seen so far, $1.00/ft. The people were very 
friendly and they even gave us a welcome basket with cheese and crackers, a 
couple of buns, local information and coupons along with some other things. 
The facility was clean and quiet! It will be a good place to hide if the 
weather is really nasty tomorrow. We are getting close...we can see the 
finish line!

The Boundless Crew