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CODA : Arrival in South Carolina

26 October 2024

Myrtle Beach Yacht Club, Little River, South Carolina  

A rather large manmade cove filled with docks from five different marinas.

Marc- We traversed 45 miles of varied waterways including the man-made "snows cut" that links the Carolina Beach lagoon to the Cape Fear River with quite opposite currents.  The Cape Fear River is a large ship route to Wilmington, NC. Finally we returned to the ICW with its connections behind barrier islands with many ocean inlets.  Some of these "inlets" impact the ICW path created difficult shoals to pass around or over.  Dredging is a constant need in this area. One such area is named"Lockwood's Folly".  I wonder what "Lockwood did"?  Once we cross the border into South Carolina the waterway turns away from the coast and basically a series of man-made ditches that connect to the Waccamaw River. It was a wild ride today once we passed the Caoe Fear River.  Weekend boating traffic increased significantly and the number of considerate boaters arranging for a slow pass for sailboats and slower boats just fishing decreased significantly.  By the time we reached South Carolina it was mayhem on the water!  We pulled into our destination at 15:45 no worse except for some frazzled nerves caused mostly by go fast boats steering head on for your boat and making a last minute swerve motion and big sportfisherman coming up from behind making large wakes.  It was all peace and quiet and a warm welcome by the staff of the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club.  There was also a really good fiddler playing at the Clubhouse this evening.

A rather quiet scene near the Cape Fear River.

This was the best we could do to get a dolphin just drove under CODA (dolphins are really fast swimmers capable of speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour).

The man-made harbor has walking paths all around it and along the ICW.

Beautiful flowers growing right out of the water.