Neighbors on the Front Wall...boat say Boise ID
9:35 AM departure.....as we were coming out of Sampit River to Winyah Bay we heard someone calling us.....and low and behold it was Proud Lady, Bill and Joy from KY Lake....We haven't seen them since Dog River. They are waiting for parts for their boat. Great seeing them!!!
Proud Lady
We cruise the Waccamaw River today to Myrtle Beach. Once we are under the Ocean Highway Bridge civilization vanishes. Lots of brown water and marshes on port and the old rice plantations on starboard
The homes are big and How do you get there
The Waccamaw River, deep to its wooded banks, is possibly the most scenic part of the ICW route
The houseboat says SC Public Schools....is it a schoolbus?
Wacca Wache Marina with Boonedocks River Grill
Shrimpers moving down the river
Learned something today.....Murrells Inlet does not connect with the ICW and I wanted to stop for seafood. We really like this area and would visit when we were in Myrtle Beach.
When we arrive at Enterprise Landing we have traveled 28 miles on the Waccamaw River. This has been a beautiful day.....just us and this ole river.....and it's Sunday.
But life changes at this point.....we have continuous new shoreside development between here and Barefoot Landing on both sides of the ICW. We have wall-to-wall boats, jet skies and people and everyone likes to go "fast". Wake has no meaning for the next 22 miles. We are in the cut known as Pine Island Cut. The worst stretch is known as Rock Pile so the Captain goes slow and keeps a sharp watch for rock ledges and people who need to take a "boat safety" class.
Socastee Swing Bridge...11 foot...Opens on Demand
Grandparents are watching this group
Neat homes line the waterway
As I said...... It's Sunday
Seaboard Coast Line RR Bridge
Yard in bloom
New Development....small lots
Marina at Grande Dunes
Bridge matches the complex
$$$$ district
And then someone on a wave runner
More beautiful homes
Calabash Seafood
This group has had too much "sauce"...one about fell off the boat
We make it to Barefoot Landing Marina for the night and are met by two great friends.....Betty and AB. They live in Myrtle Beach but are getting ready to leave for their "summer" home in Montana. Cracker Barrel close by so the Captain can have a plate full of veggies. Everyone is happy!!!
Betty, Saddi and AB
To answer your question: That "school bus" houseboat transports the children that live on Sandy Island to the schools on the mainland. YES it IS a School bus boat!
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