Georgetown, SC here we come!

Is anyone affected by the moon cycle? The captain is and he doesn't get a good night's sleep for several days before the full moon. Well, the full moon is scheduled for tomorrow Nov. 12th.  So someone has been a little cranky.  🌑

This morning his mood was better than yesterday, so our day started out pleasant. We left the marina, Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, before 9 am which is pretty good for us. A little later start than the morning before, but we have planned for about 5 hrs. of travel with possibly staying in Georgetown for 2 days due to weather.

As I am writing this we have passed under 6 bridges with only 1 requiring an opening, Socastee (saw-cus-tee) Swing Bridge.  We have 1 more bridge to go under before reaching our destination today.

The weather has been absolutely gorgeous today (Monday 11/11).  Tomorrow is a 70% chance of rain with winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Might be a good day to clean the inside of the boat.

We anchored in Georgetown basin, which is very interesting as there are boats on mooring balls, anchored, and several abandoned.  We found a lovely spot right near the Georgetown clock and close to the town docks.  We took advantage of the town dock (free during the day with no overnight) and Rob rowed the dinghy ashore. We walked around a little before choosing Buzz's Roost for dinner and drinks.  We both enjoyed our sandwiches, Rob had the French dip and I had the fish (grouper).  We sat at the bar outside because it was still really nice while the sun was out.  There were heat lamps positioned around so we made sure to get a seat close by one.  Once the sun went down Rob couldn't wait to turn the lamp on near us.

Georgetown Clock

This morning (Tuesday 11/12) we checked the double checked the weather and the forecast was calling for temperatures to drop to 29 degrees and feeling like 19 degrees so we decided to get a slip.   We were able to snag a slip at Dry Stack marina. We pulled up the anchor and moved the boat across the channel into a slip.  We thought it would be best if we could plug-in and have heat this evening and tomorrow. We are staying put until Thursday at this point.

Our morning view before moving to a slip. 

We took advantage of the beautiful day to explore historic homes of Georgetown. There were so many gorgeous homes to look at and I really liked the porches on the homes. We were looking at the yard of the William Waties House (c. 1770) (#33 on walking tour) when this woman comes out of the house and starts telling us about her Camellia bush (c. 1840), the surrounding homes, and the church across the street. Then she begins telling us about her ghosts and said she had to have one removed because she wasn't very nice. The next thing you know, she asked if we would like a tour of her home. We spent well over an hour with Tanya as she told us about her spirits, 3 of them, a man with a peg leg, a boy, and the nasty woman who apparently committed suicide in the bathroom. She also told us about the history of her home.  Part of her home was built in 1740 and other sections were added in the 1800's, and her and her husband had/are restoring.  The home was built sideways, apparently to avoid higher taxes, because taxes were assessed on the street footage.  As we were leaving there was this interesting board on her porch, it was a joggling board, the board is springy and a person sitting on it can easily bounce up and down.

(C. 1820)

Dr. Charles Fyffe House (c. 1765)

I liked the entrance on this home.

Tanya demonstrating the joggling board.

I had to try!

Another building we saw on our walking tour was the oldest commercial building (late 18th century) in Georgetown.  The building was constructed from bricks that were ballasts from ships and was originally part of a shipyard.  This is also the place Theodosia Burr Alston ( daughter of VP Aaron Burr and wife of SC Governor Joseph Alston) boarded the Patriot in 1812, which was lost at sea.

Red Store Warehouse

We spent the rest of the afternoon touring the Georgetown County Museum and going in and out of the little shops and boutiques. I even bought my first Christmas ornament.  I forgot to mention the rain has started and we have our rain coats and boots on. Back to the boat, a homemade dinner (chicken & artichokes), first time using the oven this season.  I have learned that I cannot multitask as I was making dinner. I was also making our reservations to fly back home for Christmas, big mistake. First, I had Rob's name (Robert Cow) incorrect on the reservation and eventually had to call the airline for correction.  Second, I burnt my potatoes, they were extra crispy like a burnt potato chip. In the end the Southwest agent was great and Rob complemented my dinner (including the burnt chips).

We are hunkering down waiting out the cold and windy weather. Tuesday night's reading on the boat's weather station said it was 46 degrees outside and a nice cozy 73 inside.  Wednesday after reviewing the weather forecast for the next several days we have decided to stay put here in Georgetown until Monday morning.  Pretty good decision, I believe!

Weather station with temperatures from Wednesday morning.