24 October 2020
Depart: Eagle's Island Anchorage 7:48
Arrive: Waccamaw River Anchorage SC 5:45
Distance: 75.6 nm
Conditions: Morning Fog and Dew, 63 degrees going up to 81, Afternoon Sun
Clark specifically wanted to anchor in the Waccamaw River area due to how picturesque it is. He said it would be a long day (about 8.5 hours), and we needed an early start. It took almost 10 hours travel time to reach his chosen spot. With it being a Saturday, we had lots of small boat traffic to contend with and two swing bridges that we needed to have opened for us.
We started the day with fog in our anchorage.
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View of Port of Wilmington NC on
Cape Fear River from Eagle's Island Anchorage
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| One white cloud above all the other dark clouds! |
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Sunrise at Eagle's Island Anchorage
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What a difference it is traveling the ICW versus the ocean! On the ocean, we get to look at pretty boring waves for 8 hours. On today's travel, we had lots of sights to keep us interested for the whole trip.
To start, we saw lots of boats in a variety of shapes and sizes along the way. Some in better shape than others!
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Tug "Thomas Dann"
taking up whole river, drifting with current |
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Cape Fear Ferry loaded with cars
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Fishing boat doing outrigger repair
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"Reach out and touch it as we go by."
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Fishing Boats
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Work boat
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"Pride of the Carolinas" fishing boat
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"Sea Thunder" touring boat
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"The Big M Casino"
Gambling Vessel |
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Located near Little River Inlet for
Easy Ocean Access for Gambling |
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Fishing boat - this time with outriggers up
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Sunken Sailboat on the "Rock Pile"
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River / Paddleboat
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"Barefoot Queen"
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Swarms of PWC / Jet Skis
like bees buzzing by! |
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Saturday Boat Traffic!
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We passed many eye-catching houses. Some due to their vibrant colors and other owing to their unique architecture.
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Houses in Pastel Colors
like the Bahamas! |
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Bright Orange
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Yellow
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Hidden House
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Widow Walk -
what a view they must have 5 stories high
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House with Trident-shaped Tree
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Brick bottom
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Even on the water we cannot get away from politics.
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"Biden 2020" / "Dump Trump"
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"Trump 2020" / "Deplorables for Trump"
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Sadly, as usual, we noticed storm damage. Seems every time we come through we see damage from whatever was the last storm to hit.
One of the worst hit places this year was Southport Marina from Hurricane Isaias. It does not look bad until you realize that the marina is supposed to have floating docks as shown in the picture taken from the chart!
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Southport, NC
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No Floating Docks
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Floating Docks Pushed into a Corner
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Marina closed for repair
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Dock probably hit by something to lift it
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Collapsed house near damaged / lifted dock
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Damage extends way out into the waterway
thus the float marker
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Barely-visible Sunken Boat and
Dock Repair in Progress
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Dredging
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Dredging Pipes
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We saw a few not-so-typical sights today.
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Parachutist (3 came down together)
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Parachutist (dot in sky)!
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Low Spirit Airline's Plane
Coming in for a landing
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We also saw the typical scenic views we see on this very picturesque portion of our travels south.
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"Lockwood's Folly" Inlet
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Lou Lou's Restaurant
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Weathered, unreadable sign
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Beached boaters having fun
at Little River Inlet |
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Trailer Park across from Little River Inlet
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Warm weather => swimming in October
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Rack'em Stack'em 5 stories high
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Higher than the building in the back
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Landmark - indicates NC-SC border coming up shortly
near Calabash River |
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Marina Lighthouse
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Little River Swing Bridge
The bridge opened for us but we had to wait for
all the little guys to get out of the way before
we could transit! |
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Hurricane Regulations Sign
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Lots of little boats out sightseeing or fishing
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Clark liked this colorful tree in
among all the green ones |
At the end of the trip, Clark was happy to get away from buildings and into the more rustic scenery of the Waccamaw River.
We tucked into our anchorage in Enterprise Passage just off the Waccamaw River just before dinner time.
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View at Enterprise Passage Anchorage
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No sunset picture tonight but Clark did get the moon!
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Moon shot!
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25 October 2020
No Travel.
It started raining at 5:30 this morning and turned into a dreary day. With no rush, we decided to hang out at this blissful anchorage for a second night.
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Reflections on Enterprise Passage
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Sunset through the Trees
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