Second Week, day 1

No use making too many plans in this business! We left Myrtle Beach bright and early. It was sunny but painfully cold. We wanted to do as much as possible today so tomorrow we would have a short day so as to have more time in Charleston.

The depth was good, the current helped us and then at around 11 the engine in Sweet Tides just stopped. We turned around and threw them a line and started towing them while Mike went down to bleed the engine. That did the trick because it started immediately. We then stopped at a marina a few miles down so that he could change the diesel filters. 

We left at almost one thirty, our option then was to stop in Georgetown. The only marina which could accommodate us is old and falling apart. The town from the river does not look very inviting because it has a large coal plant and smells of sulphur. The docks look ready to fall in the river. But we met the owners of another Jeanneau just like ours on the dock who told us they always stop here because it´s a great town and they recommended a bar on the boardwalk. 

And lo and behold they were right, it´s a nice little town, very clean and the bar they recommended was excellent, it had a nice room at the back near the water which was quieter than the room in front where a band was getting ready to play.

After we had something to eat, we passed through the front room and we found that the band was about our age and played songs from about our time and they were quite good, so we stayed for a while dancing and playing the tambourine and had a great time. We stay still for so many hours on the boat that it felt good to shake our bones a bit!!