We left Southport expecting a fast trip to Myrtle Beach
since we had been told that the new high rise bridge at Sunset Beach was finished and the old pontoon bridge, that is far and away the worst bridge on the ICW, was open and being torn down. To our dismay we arrived at 10:05 and found the bridge still operating. The picture shows the operating high rise and the ICW blocked bythe pontoon bridge. We and a half dozen other boats had to wait an hour. This is an example of government stupidity: Spend millions on a high rise and leave the pontoon bridge in operation "for the convience of the contractors" so they don't have to use the high rise to move dirt.
since we had been told that the new high rise bridge at Sunset Beach was finished and the old pontoon bridge, that is far and away the worst bridge on the ICW, was open and being torn down. To our dismay we arrived at 10:05 and found the bridge still operating. The picture shows the operating high rise and the ICW blocked bythe pontoon bridge. We and a half dozen other boats had to wait an hour. This is an example of government stupidity: Spend millions on a high rise and leave the pontoon bridge in operation "for the convience of the contractors" so they don't have to use the high rise to move dirt.The sailboat pictured is a classic boat that we have seen several times over thelast few days.
Here we are at Barefoot Landing where we had a birthday dinner at a new restaurant, The Flying Fish. We were joined by Fred and Denise Schubert, Fairfield Harbour residents and Denise is a PEO member in Dixie's chapter. Fred and Denise are working their way south on their boat. A nice evening.
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