After 3 nights in Savannah, GA we moved again on the outside (in the Atlantic not the ICW) to Georgetown, SC. We have now jumped over 160 miles from St Augustine to Savannah and another 174 miles from Savannah to Georgetown. The run today was nicer than expected, which all three of us really enjoyed.

Since the last post we toured Savannah, had dinner with Loop friends from the beginning of our trip, and had a great visit from my cousin and his wife. It made Savannah a great stop.

The boat was nicely tucked in at Thunderbolt Marina.

Floating docks were nice with the 8’+ tidal swings.

Started to tour and love the old mansions.

The old cotton processing waterfront.

24 squares and most with large statues.

City Hall golden dome.

The founding Governor of Savannah, Oglethorpe.

The original armory in town, now another one of the SCAD buildings. SCAD now owns over 50 buildings and is helping to keep the history of Savannah alive and well.

The oldest live oak in Savannah. Estimated at over 300 years old.

More of the squares and parks with all the hanging moss.

Then it was time for Brad and Rhonda to arrive and for us to have some fun!

Relaxing on the boat.

Did a historic trolley ride to learn about the city.

Two cannons given to the city by President George Washington.

The famous Gracie statue in the Bonaventure Cemetary who died of pneumonia at 6 years of age.

The famous lighthouse waving girl from the channel statue.

The largest church in town is the Catholic church. Interesting as the Catholic Church was originally banned from Savannah because of the pending war with the Spanish moving up from Florida. (not sure about the family on the stairs)

The Pirate’s House bar where lots of sailors drank and woke up on their way to Shanghai!

Back to the harbor and they were off to travel back home. It was great to see them and I want to thank them again for making the drive to see us.

Today we got up early and started moving north again at 6:30am. The run outside was supposed to have 3-5′ waves and we were very happy to not see anything over 3′ all day. It was still a long day with 174 miles of travel.

We did have company out there with the USCG Cutter, Calhoun. She was a big boat.

Entering Winyah Bay Entrance off the Atlantic approaching Georgetown.

At least we could see the cans today as the waves were much smaller.

An old abandoned lighthouse.

Love the shrimp boat fleet here in town.

All set for tonight!

We washed the boat off again to stay ahead of the salt and then it was time to go explore Georgetown.

Georgetown is the oldest town in South Carolina. It is a small town but very nice. They have some great restaurants, and Amy and I would be happy here for a couple of nights, but time to keep moving for now.

Tomorrow we will move to North Myrtle Beach for one night and then on to Wrightsville Beach for two nights. I will try to post again from Wrightsville Beach.

Hope everyone has a great week!

By the way, tomorrow, June 4th, is Memphis’s 10th Birthday!!