Laura Lee and John Honbarrier, my daughter and son-in-law joined me in Charleston. Ken left in Charleston. We left Charleston Saturday morning. The picture below is a home along the ICW.

Below is typical ICW/ Low Country S.C. My pictures are out of sink. The pictures below are of the Waccamaw River between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach.

The picture above is a one car ferry crossing the ICW.

This is an example of the ICW between Charleston and Georgetown. It is miles and miles of open area with the ICW weaving through it. This is a very rural area and pretty to me.

I took this picture to show that all large estates are not in southern Florida. This is a beautiful and LARGE home along the ICW in S.C.

Laura Lee and John left me in north Myrtle Beach. Actually we were in Little River S.C. Harold Honbarrier, Ron's brother, joined me and will stay with me until I get home around the 5th. of June. We will leave Tuesday morning.

This is a picture of the bridge in Savannah, Ga. It is similar to several other constructions I've seen along the way. The cables hold this bridge up.

While going through the ICW toward Charleston we rounded a part of the ICW and there was a boat yard with this small ship being repaired. The following tug was being repaired also. This scene was totally out of character for what we had been seeing along the Ga. and S.C. waterway.

This is Ashley Marina in Charleston S.C. I saw more boats here than any place else along the entire trip. There is the Charleston Marina, Charleston Yacht Club and the Ashley Marina all located side by side. LOTS OF BOATS.

I think this bridge goes over to Folly Beach.

This is a picture of the Charleston waterfront as we were entering the Ashley River from the Cooper River.

We are in Beaufort S.C. and it is Wednesday night. I loaded my pictures wrong so they are not in the correct sequence. The picture above is the Marine Basic Training Base location on Paris Island. This place has a lot of history for the Marine Corp.

This and the nest couple of pictures are old homes in Beaufort, S.C. This really is a very nice town to walk around and soak up the history of the area. The house above is made of concrete squares.

This is a 28 foot 1917 Grandy Boatworks, wooden boat, that was tied up at the marina. It reminds me of a boat that Buzz Hansen use to have. It was very nicely redone.

We left Hinkley Yacht Service Marina Tuesday morning and went into Calibogue Sound. The shrimp boat, below, was behind us and then passed us. This is a beautiful example of the water life that people is this area live. Check out the American Flag on the bow. I am truly glad to be an American. What a great place to live and travel around.

This is the entrance to one of the several entrances to Hilton Head S.C. We went up Broad Creek to Shelton Cove Marina.

Shelton Cove Marina is at the head of Broad Creek and very protected. There is a 6 to 7 foot tide, which is common in this part of the country. Below is a sculpture of King Neptune. that was located near the Pelican.

Ken Wooten's son, Justin, is working in Hilton Head this summer as an intern, and he met us for dinner Tuesday night. We had a delicous meal at a local restaurant and some great quality time together.

Ken and I will leave Beaufort, S.C. Thursday morning early and make a 10 hour run to Charleston. We will take Friday as a catch-up day and my daughter, Laura Lee and her husband John will meet us Saturday morning. Ken will go back to New Bern and Laura Lee and John will go with me to Myrtle Beach.

This is a great part of the Loop but I'm beginning to get a little melancholy about it ending. I should be back in New Bern, completing the LOOP, around June the 5th. As I've said many times, it has been a great experience up to this point.

Later,

Carl

Ken Wooten joined me in Fernandina Beach. We departed on Saturday and immediately entered Cumberland Sound which means we are leaving Florida and entering Georgia.

The picture above is a submarine station that is located in Cumberland Sound. It is quite an operation.

We stopped in Jekyll Island, Ga. Saturday afternoon and took a bike ride around the island. The picture above and several following are of Jekyll Island.

Below is the Marina office. There was a restaurant off to the left and they had a delicious dinner. We go a low country boil. Shrimp, potatoes, corn on the cobb, smoked sausage. Needless to say, I ATE WAY TOO MUCH. Boy was it good.

Today, Sunday, we are traveling through typical Georgia waterways. However the house below is located on an island, which was quite unusual to see. The Georgia waterway has very winding routes that, at low tide, are very thin. (shallow). Numerous times today the depth sounder was reading 2.6 ft. That means we actually had 4' water to float in. The Pelican draws 3'6". Not much room for error.

This is the typical scenery in the Georgia ICW. The next picture is where we are anchored tonight. We are in New Teakettle Creek. The tide has risen over 7 ft. since we have been here.

We also have been invaded by "Green Heads", a biting fly, that are very annoying. Hopefully the wind will pick up and blow them away.

Well, I need to prepare dinner, so I'm signing off for today.

Later,

Carl

I'm in Fernandina Beach. This is an old city that has a lot of history. The Municipal Marina is really nice and reasonably priced. I've been here for a couple of days. Ken Wooten joins me tonight and we will leave Saturday morning going north. The picture above is a restaurant. Check out the carousel horses mounted to the porch rail.

This is a big oak tree that is growing in the middle of the street. The city elected to route the road around the tree.

This picture does not do this building justice. It is quite pretty.

This is a picture of the Municipal Marina. The peg leg pirate is actually on the old depot property. Check out the train tracks. This is a local train that starts to work very early in the morning and is quite loud.

This old train station is the local information center. This is a unique building also.

The Palace Saloon is the oldest bar in the country. I felt compelled to go inside and have a cold beer. This is a unique bar. Check out the pirate at the main entrance.

This is the Pelican docked. I've really used the bike in Fernandina Beach to get around town on. It is 3 miles to the grocery store. David Evans loaned me a couple of fold up bikes to take on the trip. They have been very valuable. I would suggest that anyone making this type trip have a bike or even better a scooter, if they can handle it on the boat.

This is a picture from the Pelican of the mooring field, provided by the Municipal Marina, and the sun getting ready to set. This is a beautiful scene.

Well, it's time for me to take a short walk down town to the ice cream store and get a double dip of ice cream in a sugar cone.

Later,

Carl

It is Tuesday morning and we are in Daytona. We arrived yesterday afternoon. Ron is flying back to Charlotte today and I going to St. Augustine.

This is a bird on the dock at St. Augustine. Check out his orange feet. They look like shoes.

St. Augustine is one of my favorite places to visit. This is the oldest school in America.

This is the old fort. It is very similar to Ft. Macon in Atlantic Beach.

This is the old part of town, the streets are very narrow and it is a real tourist area.

This is a beautiful building that is now City Hall. It is across the street from Flagler College. The following pictures are of Flagler College and other old building around St. Augustine.

I left St. Augustine this morning and now I'm in Fernandina Beach. I'll be here for 3 days. Ken Wooten joins me Friday evening and we will leave Saturday morning. This is a very beautiful city also. I'll enjoy my stay here as well.

Later,

Carl