June 24, 2009: Myrtle Beach, SC

Cruising in the ICW north of Georgetown, there was a dramatic change in the terrain. The salt grass marshes had disappeared and the shores were densely wooded down to the water’s edge. This was the land of the Swamp Fox and the water covered the ground running inland so that only someone very familiar with the landscape would know where the dry land was. There was an occasional dock on the water's edge with a pier running out of sight into the forest.

Our course north today brought us to the Barefoot Resort Yacht Club in the heart of north Myrtle Beach. We docked here for the night and had the chance to use their beautiful pool.

We took the dinghy across the way to Barefoot Landing dock and did a little shopping finding new bathing suits on sale. The pool in the shopping area flowed down a water fall and there were tall oriental grasses growing at the edge. I even saw a dragon fly with its bi-plane iridescent wings floating gracefully on a frond and got a great picture of him. After a delicious dinner of pork ribs and Shrimp Creole at the House of Blues we headed home for the night.