We left Southport, NC at 9:10 a.m. and crossed into South Carolina at exactly 12:44 p.m. There were goats on one of the islands, which apparently is very common, with some of the islands actually named Goat Island.
We almost ran aground at Shallotte Inlet in North Carolina. The water was very shallow and we heard several radio calls from boats behind us that did run aground. Boat US was very busy. It was the first real nerve wracking day. After Shallotte Inlet, we had to travel through the "Rock Pile" for about ten miles. They call it that because of the rocky ledges jutting out to the channel, but they're under water and you can't see them. You have to be very careful not to leave the channel in this stretch of water.
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| The Rock Pile |
Luckily, shortly after the Rock Pile we stopped at Barefoot Landing Marina in North Myrtle Beach, SC (567 miles from the Bohemia River). As soon as we tied up, we headed to the nearest bar. Now I know y'all think we were going there for a drink, but we were really going to watch the Gamecocks play Mississippi State, which SC won by the way.
Oh yeah, we did have a drink or two, also.
The next day, we met Maury and Carol on "Osprey", a 46-foot Regal. They live in Ocean Pines, near Ocean City, MD. They've been taking their boat south for the past six winters. They had their car here and were kind enough to take us to the grocery store and the drug store, and waited while we had two prescriptions refilled. Later we went shopping for some Christmas presents and went to a wine tasting. For $3 you get to taste seven wines. Our server gave a good pour and let us taste about a dozen wines. We left with a wine smoothie and nice buzz for under $10.
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