And back to the Chesapeake – Day 19

Well boys and girls, we have been on the go for 19 days and have arrived in Myrtle Beach S.C.  Closer to North Myrtle Beach actually, Barefoot Landing Marina to be exact.  We left Georgetown a little later than usual because we decided to into town and have breakfast.  The trip to Myrtle is only 52 miles or so, so not a long day.  And, true to form the wind was blowing pretty hard again when we left.  Fortunately it was blowing out of the NW so it literally blew us away from the dock instead of yesterday when it was blowing from the SW when it blew us into the dock.  Not fun trying to dock this beast!

Well, the wind blew hard all…day…long!  It blew 20 mph+ with gusts as high as 28/29 mph.  Sometimes we would come out from behind some trees or buildings and the wind would actually rock the boat, and actually blowing it sideways a bit.  Along the way we decided to slow down and take our time hoping that later in the day the wind would begin to subside a little, making it easier to dock in Myrtle when we got there.  We arrived  at the marina about 4:30, but the wind was still blowing a stiff breeze.  Fortunately I was able to turn the boat into the wind somewhat so it was blowing about 20-25 degrees off the bow rather than straight abeam so I could control the boat a little better.  We got docked without incident and then it was time to relax a little.

Since we had a hearty breakfast this morning, neither one of us was hungry for lunch, but we were beginning to get hungry by now.  A little after 5:00 we went over to TBonz Gill and Grille for dinner.  After dinner Rick started packing up to depart and spend the next week playing golf with some other guys just down the road.  They are staying in a rented house near Murrells Inlet, and playing different courses in the area each day.  So now I am alone on the boat for the next week until Jan arrives on Sat.  Hopefully we can leave and head for home on Sunday.  I say hopefully because… you guessed it, the winds are expected to blow and gust into the 30’s on Sunday, and we have to negotiate the Cape Fear River.  Not a fun time!  We’ll see what happens closer to then.

Today we traveled 52.3 miles for a total of 821.1 miles.  Travel time was 7hrs. 12mins.

So boys and girls when I have some more to talk about I’ll continue to add to the blog between now and Sunday.  So until then…..

P.S. Hi Tyler