Mike and Beth's Adventures

Sunset in Mile Hammock Bay April 28th, 2022 Mile Hammock Bay is a good anchorage mid-way between Southport and Beaufort North Carolina.  It is on the Atlantic Intra-Coastal Waterway and is included as part of Camp Lejeune, a major Marine Corps amphibious warfare training base.  Training exercises will occasionally result in the closing of the anchorage and the adjacent section of the intracoastal waterway.  To prevent disappointment, you can call ahead to Range Control and ask them if they have any exercises planned during your stay.  They can be reached by phone at (910) 451-3064.  Range Control Boats also monitor VHF channels 16 and 82.  Kitiwake in underway for Mile Hammock Bay Amy Marie is also heading to the anchorage This island is barely above sea level! The Barrier Islands have some wonderful beaches I would follow these instructions if I was you.... Camp Lejeune is a Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare Training Center You really don't want to go ashore...

Swing Bridge just north of Osprey Marina Near Myrtle Beach April 23rd and 24th, 2022 Home along AICW Entrance To Osprey Marina It is carved out of a cypress swamp We used this stop to do laundry and wash the boat Sunday traffic on the AICW Good day to stay in port if you can AICW Beach Party Complete with outboard powered Tiki Island! Placard at Bare Foot Landing Sailors always find the Pub when they are ashore! Lulu's Restaurant at Bare Foot Landing Free Day Use Dock along the wall. We dropped the hook at Bird Island for the night. Near the border between South and North Carolina Our evening ration of wine and tasty snacks Beth enjoying her evening wine ration Sunrise at Bird Island We dinghied ashore to explore the Bird Island Nature Reserve Take your smartphone to read the QR codes at points of interest The trail wove its way through the dunes A wonderful day to be alive! We hiked to the " Kindred Spirit Mailbox " Amy Marie is the blue dot. The Kindred Spirit Mailbox ...

Mike and Beth getting ready to explore Georgetown South Carolina April 20th -23rd, 2022 Georgetown was once the Rice Capital of the United States.  Blessed with a well protected harbor it became wealthy exporting crops of Indigo, lumber, Carolina Rice, and cotton to world wide locations.  Their pre-industrial, agricultural economy was successful due to the exploitation of slaves.  With essentially free labor, the plantation owners reaped huge profits.   Georgetown presents well, as you enter the harbor from the Great Pee Dee River.  One of the first things you see are a boat yard with a travel lift and the presence of commercial fishing boats.  There are retail stores adjacent to the docks where fresh fish and shrimp can be purchased.  At the far end of the harbor there is a rolling mill and a a pulp mill.  There is no commercial ship traffic to either of these facilities that we saw. One of the Seafood Retail Outlets There is an over the wat...