Well we got off with a scary start to the day. I was in the cockpit waiting on Karen to fix and eat her breakfast before we left and I see this very large and jagged tree stump coming towards us. First it looks like it will pass close then directly on us. I yelled to Karen we had to go NOW!.. I started to pull the anchor and then it shifted just enough to miss the boat. I wasn't so worried about it hitting us but I was concerned that the jagged roots might get caught on a propeller or keel or rudder.
We finally did leave after breakfast and had a very nice run into Georgetown's harbor. The marks are confusing but we found the channel. The harbor looked almost deserted compared to years past. I guess the hurricane two weeks ago cleared out most the derelict boats that were here. Hopefully they are not just sunk. We found a nice spot behind the clock tower/rice museum and surprisingly the Rocna held on the first attempt. The anchoring here is notorious because of all the soft mud but if you let the anchor work its way down it will find hard sand.
Nick came by today for a little visit and brought our Absentee Ballots that arrived too late for us to use at home. Looks like we do get to vote in this HORRIBLE election of 2016.
Only one other sailboat and a trawler came to anchor this afternoon but then it is still only 4:30pm.
We will stay tomorrow too for the low tide cycle to get further down the road so we can navigate the shoal waters around McClellanville on Thursday hopefully not running aground. More ICW misery.
Georgetown is just such a picturesque town. Lots of small businesses. I bought fresh shrimp from the shrimp dock here which is independently owned and thew shrimp don't get any fresher.
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