Last night I casually mentioned to Bill that sometimes it is difficult to find things to write about in the blog. well, someone was paying attention, or maybe King Neptune was irked that we were enjoying cocktails without pouring him his portion. But either way, I had no difficulty in deciding what to write about today.
We had a bit of a late go of things, deciding to sleep in a little bit. Breakfast came later too, in the form of ham and eggs and then we prepared to get underway. Our plan was to take advantage of some of the wind and sail around for a bit in Winyah Bay, former haunt of the notorious Black Beard. After a little sailing, we were going to head into Georgetown. The anchor had other plans for us
At 10:53 we began to raise the anchor. We pulled in about 50 feet of the 125 feet we let out, and then that was it. No more was coming up. We were clearly stuck on something, but we had no idea (an still have none) on what was holding us up. We tried several things that didn't work. Eventually, the idea was hatched to send Bob out in the dinghy with W weighted line that was looped around the anchor chain. The line sank, presumably to the snagged section. Bob did much maneuvering, back and forth forward and back. While this was happening, Bill was working the anchor chain and I, the helm. All this in an effort to wriggle the chain free of whatever had it in its insidious grip. Finally, at 12:46, we were free!
Having burned nearly two hours on thst project, we opted to head straight for Georgetown. We found a nice little spot on the far end of town to anchor, and took the dinghy in to the public dock, which gave us a chance to admire some of the boats coming in for the Wooden Boat show this weekend.
Georgetown is a nice little boating town that in a lot of ways reminds me of Beaufort, SC. It has a rich history, and is very pleasant to walk around. We spent a bit of time perusing the maritime museum, and then enjoyed a late lunch/early dinner of pizza, wings, and Holy City Porter at SoCo Wood Fired Pizza. They get five stars in my book. The jerked rubbed wings were delicious with just the right amount of kick, and the Buffalo Chicken Pizza was quickly devoured. The cauliflower crust with the garlic butter was just the right touch.
After that we walked around a bit more, and stopped off a Sweeties for a touch of ice cream. The smells in there were delicious, but I was able to retrain myself and keep to one scoop of ice cream, as did my shipmates.
When we returned to the landing, we found that our dinghy had been blocked in, but we were quickly able to free it, and get back to the boat ahead of the squalls.
The Wafflers are now relaxing below deck as we listen to the wind howl outside and the rain splatters against the cabin. Bob has mixed up a batch of Dark and Stormies, and we are looking forward to a relaxing night and some interesting sights at tomorrow's boat show.
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