November 12th- Georgetown to Awendaw Creek, SC

Georgetown was great! We really had a good time. We spent 10 nights in the downtown historic district. The food from the Indigo Market and Independent Seafood were a particular highlight. Prior to typing this installment we had shrimp gumbo over red rice and sausage.

Ollie and Ralphy had some hangout sessions. We saw an Asian inspired tiny house being built, went to a historic plantation, and participated in a Thanksgiving Trivia game at a really good tex/mex restaurant. Shopping, museums, socialising, eating, these are just some of the highlights of our Georgetown vacation.

Along with another cruising couple, we took a tour of the Hopsawee Plantation. The house was beautiful, slavery was not. The house is still a private residence and the family requests that no pictures are taken of the interior, so none were taken. I really enjoyed seeing all of the handmade historic furniture and woodwork in the house. The tour was very good.

Hopsawee Plantation

The left over weather from Hurricane Nicole cleared out so we decided it was time to move further south on our journey. We’ll be back, Georgetown !

I planned for a short day today as we had a few things to take care of in the morning. An important part of the morning schedule was acquiring the aforementioned shrimp and gumbo. Evergreen was ensconced in docklines and fenders so that was another project. We also had an exceptional cup of espresso with our sailing neighbors. Life is good. Next we made a very inelegant exit from our slip at the marina. It was very “Captain Ron”. We were one of the last boats to leave the marina so at least there was a lot of space to maneuver. It was the first time we’ve ever backed out of a marina slip!

After departing Georgetown we headed down Winyah Bay to the South Carolina low country. The winds were stronger than expected but the ICW was mostly flat. We anchored in Awendaw Creek and observed a colorful sunset. The grasslands provide a backdrop. There are several other boats anchored with us tonight. Most are headed south.