The next ICW leg takes you through Little River and Myrtle Beach SC to the Waccamaw River. Just down from our anchorage for the night, you pass the Casino boats at Calabash. These big boats transit a few miles up the ICW and out the Little River taking gamblers off-shore for their entertainment. We wondered if they were running during these COVID times, but watched one of them returning.
Its party time at Myrtle Beach as well with Pirate Cruises running in the summer.
Finally, through the congestion of Little River and Myrtle Beach and into the Waccamaw. It started raining about noon and soon the fog was rolling in. We only needed to transit another couple hours to our planned anchorage spot, but soon the fog became too thick and it was too dangerous to continue. We pulled off into a creek and anchored for lunch. An hour later, the fog lifted some and we were able to continue.
A bit fuzzy, but this is where we anchor on the Waccamaw.
We ended up staying here for 3 nights as the rain moved in on Thurs and rained steadily all Fri and Sat. We had a very quiet New Year's Eve at anchor.
The temps were in the 60s in the rain both during the day and at night. The only problem we ran into was the humidity was so high in the boat (90%), the moisture was condensing on the fiberglass inside the hull and getting all the teak wet along the floor.
Finally on the 3rd, the rain stopped, the sun was out and humidity dropped down to 50%. We transited down to Georgetown and tied up at a marina to dry out, do some laundry and top the tanks for heading out to the ocean tomorrow.
