Before leaving Swan Point Marina, I went up to the bath house and saw they had a good-sized laundry facility. Wish I had thought to throw a load in yesterday. We don't have a lot, but it crowds the bathroom. Darn!
We pulled out of our slip @ 7:15. Much of the ICW was canal-like today. We were looking @ houses to our starboard and the back of houses that were facing the ocean to our port.
We were moving @ 7.5 SOG. At SM 260, we saw the bridge open. It only opens on the hour and we missed it. So we waited for the 10 a.m. opening. Next was the Surf City Highway Bridge at 11 a.m. We arrived at the Figure Eight Island Bridge at 12:35 and it opens on the hour and half hour, so we went through @ 1 p.m. The current was against us and really slowed us down. We were 3/4 of a mile away when we saw it open @ 12:30.
The Wrightsville Bridge was our last for the day, with a 2 p.m. opening.
My friend, Mike Loch, an old printer friend of mine from my days @ Atlantic Cape, had made us a reservation at Joyner Marina. After he got off work, he came and sat on our boat and chatted for an hour. Then we all went to dinner @ Gibby's, where we had fried shrimp. Mike took us to Food Lion, where I did some major shopping. Thanks for your hospitality, Mike. We hope to see Joan on our way back.
Tomorrow: Barefoot Landing, Myrtle Beach
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| Going through another swing bridge. |
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| One of the many beautiful homes on the ICW. What do these people do for a living? |
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| Another neat bridge. |
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| One of the many inlets to the ocean. |
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| Joyner Marina where we stayed overnight. |
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| It was great to see Mike again! |
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| Provisioning at Food Lion. And I found room for it all! |
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