Friday November 16 Myrtle Beach SC: Finally Moving Again!

Finally - it was time to leave! We had arrived back at the boat on Tuesday afternoon and spent the next couple of days picking up a few things we needed for projects as well as taking in a movie.

We had a choice of the new James Bond movie or an animated 3D Wreck-it Ralph. Of course we went for the animated! It was a fun movie - all of the action took place inside video games where the characters of the arcade games came alive after the arcade closed. And of course a happy ending - the best part :-)

Steve wanted to contrast this picture of high tide with one of low tide but we forgot the low tide one. The pole he is standing near would have been another 5 feet over his head - and this isn't even the land of high tides on the east coast!

Turned the rental car in yesterday and took off today.

One of the projects Steve wanted to complete was to put a new light up near the stove. Very limited light comes from the 12-volt overhead lights so the solution was to install a 110 light over the stove.

Overall, as boat projects go, it went pretty well. I made a stop at Lowe's for some parts on the way to return the car so by the time I returned then light was almost completed.

Enterprise is how we get around most of the time as far as cars are concerned as they once again had picked us up 3 weeks ago and then yesterday returned me back to the marina.

Completed light.

The boat was of course a giant mess again. It never ceases to amaze me how much needs to be taken out in order to complete one seeming simple project!

We were originally going to wait for Joe and Joy on High Spirits (our dock neighbors at E. 55th St. in Cleveland) as they were only 3 days behind us. It would be great to travel with them for a while as we both head to the Florida Keys.

But it was not to be as weather and health issues got in the way. They will head south again (right now they are near Oriential, NC) on Wednesday. They have escaped us this time but we'll get them later :-)

Today was the first day since we have been back that we have seen the sun. It was a really nice day to travel - as long as the flybridge enclosure was up. Very windy and very cool - like in the 50's.

These are some of the homes along the shore at Southport as we passed by.

The trees down here still have leaves on and the colors are rapidly coming out.

Sharp contrast to the farm where the leaves have been long gone.

It was a 6 hour, 40 mile day to north of Myrtle Beach and we are just barely into South Carolina. Maybe it's warmer in this state!

After making a nice lunch of soup and cabbage rolls, Steve took advantage of the sun shining for a quick nap :-)

Tomorrow, we'll head to Georgetown - maybe stay a couple of days as it looks the weather may not be great.

Then on to Charleston Monday at the latest.