4/26 Isle of Palms to Georgetown, SC

Because it was a shorter route, we decided to sleep in 'til 0700.  Ron is still sick, but manages to keep going.  We had been underway for a couple of hours with literally no boat traffic, when we saw a cloud of smoke in the distance.  It resembled a mushroom cloud.  As we got closer we could see fires burning in the marshes.  We radioed the coast guard to see if it was affecting traffic on the ICW, but they were unaware of the fire.  We decided to proceed with caution.  At times the edge of the ICW was on fire up to waters edge. We closed all of the windows and doors when we encountered smoke reaching across the waterway.  That only lasted for about 1/2 mile.

 

We saw an unusual swing bridge ferry today.  It is a barge that swings from shore to shore.

We arrived at 1500 and Ron went right to bed, getting up for a bite to eat, and then back to sleep.  I know he is sick because he wants to see a doctor in Myrtle Beach tomorrow.  He is out of cold tablets, so I walked a couple of blocks to town to get some more. I saw some teenage boys and they said it was 2 miles to CVS.  I walked another block and asked a gentleman walking toward me for directions. He offered to drive me there. After thinking it over for a minute, I accepted his offer. He took me to the Rite Aid and then took me back to town.  A big thank you to a very kind stranger, Dennis Baker!, May God bless you and your family!

A footnote:  Two days ago Ron and Duke were walking the docks at Lady's Island (Beaufort), when a Labradoodle came down the gang plank from a large Canadian boat, Odyssey 50.  She was carrying a toy which she dropped in front of Duke. She the went up back to  the boat, got bag of treats and brought those to Duke, too.  We knew Canadians were friendly, but this was extraordinary!