Georgetown SC

Georgetown SC
  We cruised from Isle of Palms to Georgetown. There are some days when you don't get to relax the whole way while cruising. This day was one of those day. We left on a rising tide about an hour after low tide. This allows us to have higher water as we cruise north to our destination. It can make a big difference with an eight foot tide change. About an hour or so into the trip we ran into a low stretch of water where there was only a foot to two feet of water under the keel. This lasted for nearly five miles and needless to say we were glued to the depth sounder the whole time. The water levels got better after that stretch and we got to relax a bit. On our way to Georgetown a thunderstorm came over and it poured bucket for a few miles. The boat got a free wash job and it was kinda fun being in the storm in nice protected water.
  Georgetown is another beautiful old southern town with amazing streets lined with homes from the late 1700s and 1800s. We walked the streets, took in the sights and enjoyed a nice lunch at the River Room on the waterfront. During our walk we headed for the Fish Market near the Shrimp Boat dock and picked up some fresh shrimp for dinner. On our second day we ran into loopers on Friar Tuck and Cocomo, two thirty six foot Monks that we had bumped into before. Cocomo is a 1989 Monk and probably was built right next to FRYEDAZE in Taiwan in 1989.
  We said good bye to Georgetown around 9 am and headed for Osprey Marina south of Myrtle Beach. The water on that leg is plenty deep.

 The shrimp boat docks at Georgetown. These docks look a lot like other working docks we have seen. You walk on them at your own risk. Notice the dock is only four planks wide. 

 A beautiful back yard garden at one of the old homes that line the streets.

 The street entrance to the dock fish market. We picked up nice shrimp for dinner on the boat.

 We finally got to see resurrection fern green up. The plant is brown most of the time but when it rains it greens up. The plant can loose 75% of it water and still live.

 Turn of the century building on Front street just next to the waterfront.

 Hey looky there!

 Its pretty cool that a lot of the small old towns have preserved the old theaters and keep them operating. To bad our home town of Tyrone Pa couldn't maintain that part of its history with the Wilson  or Rivoli Theater.

 Very cool building design at the Kaminski building.

 These are ledgers from Rice Plantation owners.

 These are the actual books Kaminski Hardware used from the 1860s on. One part of the Museum is in the old Kaminski Hardware building. They let the visitors actually touch these of books.  

 The hand writing in the store ledger is perfect. We don't do that anymore.

 The Browns Ferry Vessel in the third floor of the Rice Museum. This boat sunk around 1730. It was brought up and preserved and finally sent to Georgetown as an exhibit in the museum. They open the roof up on the building to place it on the third floor.

 Anyone for a swim in the river?

We saw the Dewees Island barge as we left Isle of Palms heading to Georgetown. This barge carried septic, construction and even a moving van head over to the isolated island for the days work.

Sunset over the steel mill.