Georgetown SC June 18-20

June here: Not every stop along the Intracoastal Waterway is interesting and charming, but Georgetown, South Carolina certainly qualifies.  Before the Civil War, by virtue of its ideal rice-growing environment and vast supply of slave labor and African know-how, Georgetown District was the second largest producer of rice in the U.S. and Georgetown was the largest rice exporting port in the world -- really.  The planters' class left behind homes and artifacts of a long-gone lifestyle wonderfully described at Georgetown's Rice Museum and seen around the town.



Kaminski House Museum on the river, Georgetown SC






Riverwalk plaza in front of Kaminski House


 
 
A walk down Georgetown's leafy streets also leads to the shrimpers' dock, where we purchased shrimp right out of the sea for that evening's peel 'n' eat 'em dinner on the boat.


 
Another feature of this sort of cruising is getting to know others on the same journey and sharing some of the experience with them.  Here in Georgetown, we were able to meet several and enjoy their company immensely. 
 
The Andersons of Once Upon a Time at lunch on the Riverwalk in Georgetown. 
 
Boaters gathered for a morning on the docks. 

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