Monday and Tuesday; April 11 and 12, 2011

Monday (Bull Creek anchorage to Coquina Yacht Club, SC):  It was a foggy morning but it lifted by 08:00 so we pulled anchor and were on our way.  We saw several more eagles nest with babies; this must be a popular spot for eagles; just beautiful. For about 20 miles or so it was slow going as the Myrtle Beach area is mostly a no wake zone.  We saw something unique for a gulf coarse; the course was on one side of the river and the parking lot was on the other.  They had a gondola transporting people and their gulf bags back and forth over the river.  It turned into a very nice day with a lot of Sunshine and not too much wind. 
Tuesday (Coquina Yacht Club, SC): We stayed a 2nd day because of the weather forecast; thunderstorms again.  Coquina YC does not have fuel but the Crickett Creek Marina, 1 mile north (Mile 345), has the cheapest fuel in the area; Gas for $3.70 and Diesel for $3.65. 

CO's comment: It is nice to be in port when it is thunder and lightning; especially with a sail boat next to you with his mast 20 feet above you. This is the 2nd time this has happened. It is a good feeling with all the lightning in the area.

Coquina Yacht Club, North Myrtle Beach

We saw a lot of boats in this predicament
on this stretch of the ICW

Lighthouse at the entrance to
Coquina Yacht Club

Markers at the entrance to
Coquina Yacht Club