Friends from New Orleans

Talk about cypress knees!

The short trip from Georgetown to Myrtle Beach was easy & enjoyable.  The Waccamaw River is very wide & very deep - quite a change from the ICW south of here.  We made Osprey Marina & took on 215 gallons of fuel, since they had the cheapest price around - 40 cents/gallon cheaper than most others.  They also charge only $1.00/ft for the first couple days, and then just 25 cents/ft for the rest of a month.  It's a no-brainer to keep the boat here for a week or two while we head back to TN.

Interesting boat along the Waccamaw River

We were very pleased to meet up with some old boating friends from New Orleans, who were heading north from a winter in the Bahamas.  We knew Greg and LizAnn aboard "Lagniappe" from the New Orleans Power Squadron days, and had read on their blog that they were coming past Myrtle Beach, heading to Maine this summer.   We broke bread together, drank plenty of grog, and told many many lies - I mean "sea stories".  When they head back to the Bahamas this fall, we hope to cross paths with them again.

Deck Ape Jim, Admiral Sue, LizAnn & Greg.
We were going to start a "second line" around the marina
but thought we'd disturb the natives!

"Lagniappe" with its crusty ICW moustache