Gorgeous Two Days in Georgetown

Date:                                  April 16 and 17, 2013

Days on the Cruise:             22 & 23

From:                                Harbor Walk Marina, Georgetown, SC

To:                                     Harbor Walk Marina, Georgetown, SC

Statute Miles:                    0.0

Time:                                0.0 Hours

Cumulative Miles:             816.3

On Board:                         Chuck, Susan, Maggie, Trooper, Peanut, 

We are in Georgetown, SC

Monday's events in Boston were very tragic and we are praying for the folks that were injured and killed in the senseless violence. We have  watched coverage of the events over the last several nights.

The past two days in Georgetown have been beautiful. Beautiful blue skies and warm temps. And NO WIND AND WAVES on the boat! No rocking and rolling in Georgetown. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Georgetown is a very old town that has been around since the 1700's. Two signers of the Declaration of Independence are from this town. In the early 1800's, Georgetown produced half of the rice consumed in the United States. There were huge rice plantations in this area, and the crop produced many wealthy planters. After the Civil War, rice production declined and lumber became the big product produced in the area. The Atlantic Coast Lumber Company was formed and lumber was produced and shipped all over the Northeast. Georgetown is a big port, and this is what helped support the lumber industry. During the great depression, ACL went into bankruptcy, and lumber production declined drastically. International Paper Co. built a paper mill in Georgetown in 1936, and at the time, it was one of the largest in the country. The mill is still in operation today, and is a very modern facility. We have not smelled it once since we have been here!

Yesterday we laid low and relaxed. We rode our bikes a couple of miles out to Rite Aid and Walmart to get some prescriptions filled. I lifted the bikes off the boat and parked them on the finger pier next to the boat. The pier rocks a little bit, and my bike fell over. The basket came off and fell into the water sinking to a depth of 12'. Our two bike lock cables were in the basket and they went to the bottom also. We spent some time with our long boat hook dredging the bottom trying to hook the basket. No luck.

After we finished at Rite Aid, we found Walmart and I got another basket and a bike lock cable. Lesson learned is to not park bikes on a dock using a kickstand. Lay them down on the dock.

We rode around town yesterday and saw the old homes and the downtown area. It is a little bigger than Beaufort, I think. The old home area has more of a neighborhood feel than Beaufort. Georgetown is a quaint old town.

Blue Moon at the Harbor Walk Marina

Sail Boat at the Marina

Fuel Dock at Marina

I love Shrimp Boat Pictures

Today we did laundry (at least Susan did laundry), and then we ate lunch at a local restaurant called Big Tuna.

We ate lunch at The Big Tuna

Eating Outdoors at the Big Tuna

We walked the sidewalks on Front Street, which is the main street here, and looked in the shops.

Scene along Front Street

We then walked on the Harbor Walk, which is a boardwalk along the waterfront, behind the stores on Front Street.

The Harbor Walk extends all the way up the Sampit River from near our marina to near the defunct steel mill in town. Many shops and restaurants on Front Street also open out onto the Harbor Walk.

Garden walk from Front Street to Harbor Walk

Pocket park along the Harbor Walk

Susan on the Harbor Walk

Stores opening onto Harbor Walk

Harbor Walk

Bain Capital Steel Mill at end of Harbor Walk

Shops along Harbor Walk

Boat slips along Harbor Walk

Georgetown Harbor

Restaurant along Harbor Walk

Late this afternoon we took Maggie on a walk around the town. We saw many older homes that dated from the 1700's to the early 1900's. Quite a range of design and construction.

Home along Front Street

Home along Front Street

Chickens and Roosters along Front Street near our marina. Roosters wake us each morning

This house dates from the 1730's

Side street off Front Street leading to the Sampit River

Beautiful Old Home

Street scene in Georgetown

Looking at Wynah Bay

This spot could be under 9' of water in a 100 year storm!

Beautiful Older Home

Street Scene in Georgetown

This house was built in 1790

Beautiful Old Home

Beautiful Old Home

A dog that has been on a boat for two weeks loves this grass!

We also saw the "Champion Oak" of South Carolina that is located in a side yard between two old homes. In 1940, this oak was over 500 years old and measured over 23' in circumference. It is huge!

South Carolina Champion Oak

Dinner the last two nights has been on the boat. It has been good to stop eating rich food at the restaurants for a change. My digestive system is thanking me for this change!!

Tomorrow we go to Myrtle Beach.

Thanks for Reading!