We came out Thoroughfare Creek this morning, and all was quiet. It didn't look like the same place as the afternoon before, but the day was early!
We turned into the wide Waccamaw River. We did a little exploring today in three different side creeks, two of which are anchorages to come back to.
This section of the ICW is fresh water, a nice change of pace for us from the salt water marshes. The area is full of ospreys and cypress trees.
We motored northward, and took a side trip to the east of Longwood Island, where a creek makes a nice little arc off of, and rejoining the ICW. The creek was interesting, with its fallen trees, blooming flowers, and loads of turtles. There were a few boats fishing. I didn't see anybody catching. The creek is a nice little side trip, but, not a place I'd be comfortable anchoring.
We turned southward into the ICW, thinking that we might anchor for the day in Bull Creek. The anchorage looked great, wide, and deep. Towards the ICW end, there is a small sandy beach, large enough to land a couple of inflatables, and that is about it. Up where Little Bull Creek joins in, there are the remains of pilings and I'm guessing an old ferry landing? On the Sandy Island side, there is a place for careful dinghy access to the trail system on Sandy Island. Although the anchorage looked good, I was still wary of Memorial Day boat traffic that I'd had my fill of the day before. We'll come back here.
We also went through the Enterprise Creek Cut-off into Enterprise Creek, which looked like a great anchorage, if it weren't for the volume of small boat traffic enjoying the holiday week-end. This is another area we'd like to come back to on a quieter day, to explore the small creeks in that area. What a great spot for a kayak!
Then the ICW turns back into a ditch, as we entered the "Grand Strand" which made for an interesting trip. The tide was out, and there were people with small boats along every space of exposed beach that didn't have houses in front of it. I was surprised how far out from the banks the waterway is only knee deep at low tide. It reminds you to stay in the middle of the channel!
We pulled into the Barefoot Marina about 1500 to quit for the night. A nice young man, Livingston, age nine, from another boat there, offered to help as we were setting up. He came over later to visit Mercy and Mocha, and they were rivaling each other for his attention. I think I liked Livingston as much as the dogs did!
Memorial Day traffic slowly tapered off in the evening, and once again, things were peaceful on the waterway.
Remember, if you get knocked down, it is not the end, keep growing!
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