Traveling with Eric's Inheritance: Day 328 - 329 May 14

Day 328 Sunday, May 14, 2023

Charleston, South Carolina MM470 to Harborwalk Marina Georgetown, SC MM403

Happy Mother's Day!

Today we left at 6:30am traveling with Wendy and Colin of DeTour. Leaving Charleston

DeTour

Weather called for 90 degrees and a chance of rain and thunderstorms. And of course, we can predict more shallow areas. The water level was so low that docks and boats were sitting on land at low tide.

Not sure what kind of boat this is.......

This is the first pontoon bridge that we've come across.

The tide and current were our friend and we made good time, arriving at 2:40pm. Colin and Wendy kept going hoping to make it further for the day. We stopped at the fuel dock planning to get a pump out but quickly decided to go to our slip as it started to rain (hard).

We soon discovered, after consultation with the dockhands, that despite the fact that it was Mother's Day there wasn't much available open for restaurants. Easy decision, Jerry made me a wonderful dinner of wine, grilled steak, salad and baked potato with fresh baked cookies for dessert.

We were originally planning a 3 night stay in Georgetown but found that 2 nights could be enough. Many sights would be closed on Monday too. We called to confirm that our marina in Myrtle Beach could take us a day early and made the decision to leave Georgetown on Tuesday morning.

Day 329 Monday, May 15, 2023

First stop, the Visitor's Center located right next to the marina. Lots of info available including a walking tour map of the early homes in Georgetown. We decided on the "Trolley Tour". We walked the quaint downtown waiting for the tour to start.

The trolley is actually a wagon with seats pulled by a Jeep! The tour was started by our guide's mom 30 years ago.

I love the grand porches on Southern homes.

The plant on the fence is called a Resurrection plant. Its brown dried out leaves resurrect when it rains.

We got a nice history and tour of the town on the trolley and then had lunch at the Corner Tavern. The restaurant is right on the Harborwalk. Walking along the harbor gave us another perspective of the town.

Shrimp boats

The Maritime Museum was interesting and free. Exhibits included boat building, the shrimping industry, ship wrecks, industry (International Paper has a paper mill in Georgetown) and slave transport to the South via boat.

Wildlife along the harbor walk.