"2003-Nov 12 (cont) Sunset Beach to Dock Holiday's" Top 5 Page for this destination North Myrtle Beach Travelogue by grandmaR

Looking back at the pontoon bridge

PENLEE CHALLENGE and SEA TULIP come through the Sunset Beach Pontoon Bridge after us. We could see a couple of sailboats and a power boat behind us that weren't going to make it through. I think the power boats expected to make it.

MAJIK SEEKER gets behind us but the rest of them go racing ahead.

Houses coming into Little River

Eventually we hear them at the Little River Swing Bridge. The bridge tender has an accent that is so southern that I can barely understand him. Listening to the Brit lady on PENLEE CHALLENGE talking to him is a trip.

The VERY pink house

We came by the really pink house again. The house that everyone calls the Pink House is up near Swansboro and is a spectacular house with a tower etc. on the waterway. This one is just an ordinary house painted a really aggressive shade of pink.

Little River Swing Bridge

I call the Little River Swing Bridge(channel 9 in SC and not 13 like in NC) and we go through with MAJIK SEEKER who is still trying to call on 13 or 16.

MAJIK SEEKER in the Pine Island Cut

We have decided to stop at Dock Holiday's before Barefoot Landing. I hear later that they are so full down there that some people have come back up to Dock Holiday's because there is no room.

RosalieAnn in Dock Holiday's

We get to Dock Holidays's at about 1312 after a total trip of 401 nm. Bob goes to the grocery store, and then does the laundry and takes a shower. I go up and do email and get to sit in on a CofC meeting which is in the same room as the internet connection (they are discussing a golf tournament and the Thanksgiving Xmas parade). Then later, I go and get a shower.

CONTESSA comes in and is put in a slip beside us. They were in South Harbor Village last night. Also the Island Packet PURPOSE, a trawler called LAWMEN from Baltimore, another trawler with three kids and a cat that walks on a leash also come in later. There is also an Oyster 43 with 4 kids that has to stay on the fuel dock because their draft is 6'6" and they can't get into the marina at low tide.

Fisherman's Market resturant

The restaurant here called "Fisherman's Marketplace" is open for the first time in two visits, so we go up for the early bird specials. It's pretty empty this early.

Bob has steamed Gulf shrimp, baked potato and salad for $7.95 and I had the rib eye (also with baked potato and salad) for $8.95.

We've decided that we are going to try to make it to Georgetown tomorrow instead of stopping at Wacha Wachee, and then try to get to Charleston on Friday. It should be possible.

The following morning, we cast off headed for The Rockpile