It is impossible to truly capture the beauty of the Spanish Moss as the sun is rising over the Waterway. This is a fascinating plant which is neither Spanish nor moss. It's an air plant that likes water and high humidity. It is seen everywhere along this stretch hanging from the dark gnarled branches of old live oaks growing in and along the Waterway. Eventually we headed to the junction of the Waccama and Pee Dee Rivers to go in to Georgetown.
After a gorgeous day we turned in to take a side slip at Hazzard Marina. This is a great marina that offers fuel, pump out, fresh water and electricity right from the slip. The Laundry facility has two washers and dryers that actually work efficiently and very nice showers. We walked in to town for a late lunch and then we took a tour of The Rice Museum. Rice fields, we learned, covered mile after mile of the marshlands before the Civil War. It was a very labor intensive crop which was based on slave labor. After the War these rice fields went fallow do to lack of laborers. The remains of these rice fields are evident all along the banks of the Waccamaw. There is so much interesting history intertwined with the Waterway that I could go on for pages, but won't for your sake. One more tidbit I can't resist telling you is about the ole Stephen Foster song "Way down upon the Pee Dee River, far far away..." Yes, that is what Stephen Foster had originally written down as he wrote the American Classic "Swanee River", but he didn't like the cadence ...so ...
Shrimping and a paper mill are the main industries in Georgetown and the wind was in our favor blowing the "smell" away! Great Stop!
After a gorgeous day we turned in to take a side slip at Hazzard Marina. This is a great marina that offers fuel, pump out, fresh water and electricity right from the slip. The Laundry facility has two washers and dryers that actually work efficiently and very nice showers. We walked in to town for a late lunch and then we took a tour of The Rice Museum. Rice fields, we learned, covered mile after mile of the marshlands before the Civil War. It was a very labor intensive crop which was based on slave labor. After the War these rice fields went fallow do to lack of laborers. The remains of these rice fields are evident all along the banks of the Waccamaw. There is so much interesting history intertwined with the Waterway that I could go on for pages, but won't for your sake. One more tidbit I can't resist telling you is about the ole Stephen Foster song "Way down upon the Pee Dee River, far far away..." Yes, that is what Stephen Foster had originally written down as he wrote the American Classic "Swanee River", but he didn't like the cadence ...so ...
Shrimping and a paper mill are the main industries in Georgetown and the wind was in our favor blowing the "smell" away! Great Stop!
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