McCLELLANVILLE, SC TO GEORGETOWN, SC

Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Day 267
Miles Traveled: 28
Total Miles Traveled: 3385


  Before we left Leland Oil Company marina, we were given a send off by their local dolphin.  It likes to perform in hopes of getting some food from the local fisherman.  

dolphin send off at Leland Oil Company marina

  Most of our travel on this day was in canals and creeks without any shoreline development.  We traveled along Fourmile Creek Canal, Duck Creek, and Estherville Minim Creek Canal.  One interesting find was on the last canal, a floating swing bridge.  A ferry-like vessel pushes a floating bridge over to the other side.  Unfortunately, we did not get to see it in action.

floating swing bridge

  
  The last leg of our trip brought us to a larger body of water called Winyah Bay.  Four rivers converge to form Winyah Bay - Sampit, Waccamaw, Pee Dee, and Black Rivers.  We entered the Sampit River which took us to Georgetown, SC and Harborwalk Marina.  

Winyah Bay

on Sampit Marina and closing in on Georgetown, SC

  We arrived at Georgetown just before lunch.  After eating lunch aboard, we took off for a walk around town.  There is a Harborwalk along the Sampit River with shops and restaurants on the land side.  In between some of the buildings are several small parks. 

Harborwalk walkway

  We walked along a few residential streets, each with multiple historic homes that are private residences.  Many were well maintained and preserved. 

home in downtown Georgetown

circa 1740 home

  We relaxed aboard for the rest of the afternoon enjoying the sunshine before going out to dinner.  That evening we were blessed with a beautiful sunset. 

beautiful sunset