MARSHES AND RIVERS

The Lady in Port

The intercoastal north of Charleston offers wide scenic marsh views to the east and alternating marsh and forests on the west. We settled in at Isle of Palms Marina just outside of Charleston Harbor on Aug. 10. It was the most active marina we have been to for quite awhile--lots of families --having lots of fun-- on every type of water craft imagineable!

Also lots of sea gulls who were thinking we were shrimpers. The Lady does NOT look like a shrimp boat although it may smell like one from time to time!

We docked at Georgetown's Harborwalk Marina on Aug. 12 . This historic small-town deserves a closer look. It is South Carolina's third oldest city(1729) and it was the hub of the main avenues carrying plantation products(rice and indigo) to market and supplies to plantations. Aside from strolling along tree-lined streets enjoying the pre-Revolutionary and antebellum homes, a visit to the Rice Museum(originally the Old Market built in1842) is a must -see. Georgetown also boasts an awesome theatre group and one of the best yarn shops I've been in this trip! The girls in the shop even gave Captain John a popcycle and magazines while he patiently waited for me. Next stop Osprey Marina near Myrtle Beach, SC.

SOUTHERN TREES ALONG THE WAY

I can't help being taken with these southern oak trees and the moss they wear.

AND OOHH the Crepe Myrtle!!!

GEORGIA WILL ALWAYS BE ON MY MIND

Beloved Marshes

Welcoming Porches

Morning Strolls

View From the Lady

The time we spent in Georgia will always be a special time in my heart. I can't explain why, except for the beauty of the marshes and the oak trees that literally drip with moss. It was ,however, time to move northward to South Carolina.

On July 27, we motored our way to Skull Creek Marina , the first of Hilton Head Island's seven major marinas. It was a quite, very nice marina in which to spend our first night in South Carolina. The next day we made our way to the beautiful town of Beaufort, SC. The folks there like it when you remind everyone that their Beaufort is pronounced (BEW)fort unlike Beaufort, NC. Beaufort, SC is known as the Queen of the Carolina sea islands and it is well deserved. We throughly enjoyed our time there, staying at the Downtown Marina until Aug. 9. We spent a lot of time touring Penn Center, Parris Island and learning all about the rich Gullah culture. Our next stop was the very pleasant Bohicket Marina and Yacht Club, nestled on Bohicket creek between the resorts of Kiawah and Seabrook Islands. This was only meant to be an overnight stop, however, so we made our way up the intercoastal to Charleston, SC, the place "where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet to form the Atlantic Ocean".