Searching For Nemo In Georgetown

The journey from Beaufort, SC to Georgetown, SC was fairly uneventful which is usually a good thing when you are on a boat. We decided to bypass Charleston and its harbor this year as we had visited there by car a few years ago. We spent one night along the way at a small marina called Toler's Cove Marina, a quiet "easy in-easy out" stop.

Along the way there were many interesting sites which included more commercial barge traffic in the waterway...

 more derelict boats...

 and DNR people NOT watching their wakes as their signs admonish you to do!

Before we left home, we went through the process of getting a pier and dock built. It took several years for an approval for a 170 foot structure. We wondered what it takes to get some of these docks built? We have seen some of these that are at least a quarter mile long!

Also of interest, despite the numerous high-rise bridges we see, are a few small ferries for passengers and vehicles that still exist. 

This was one of the smaller ones that we have found that is still in use today.

After our arrival in Georgetown we took a stroll on the waterfront.

We stayed at the Harborwalk Marina which is on the boardwalk of  the Harborwalk section of town. Go Figure!

We figured out fairly fast that Georgetown is a "drinking village" with a "fishing problem". There are many "watering holes" where you can get fish.... if you want to.

Limpin' Jane's seemed to be a favorite but we found some others as well.

We did have breakfast at a favorite of the locals called the Thomas Cafe. It was a classic small town diner, a great place to go.

One of our favorite things to do when we travel is to find a local theater. This time it was a movie house called The Strand. The show that night was "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Normally the title alone would "scare us away"! It turned out to be a really good movie about the unpopular teenage kids in high school and how they as a group dealt with that.

In our "search for Nemo" we had several options from which to choose. There were quite a number of places that had fresh fish on the menu. As we walked the street in "search of ", we stopped at Krazy Fish...

 to read the menu. Fresh parrot was not on the menu for that night though.  The restaurant was located in one of the newer buildings in town. This place has some history.

A man seated at a sidewalk table started to tell us how good the food was. After a l-e-n-g-t-h-y conversation we found out he was the father of the owner. So we stayed. We were almost part of the family by then! Oh, that southern hospitality.

There are some restaurants that you go to where you can pick your fish out of the cooler and they'll cook it for you.
Krazy Fish is different. This one has them suspended from the ceiling as part of their decor. Maybe this one???

Or this one?

Perhaps this one?

Or??

Some were mounted on the wall.

Well, we found our fish, a flounder cooked whole, but still did not find THE Nemo. The search continues. Next time maybe we'll find him here!

Nautical Word For The Day:  [from seatalk.info]

Neck:

1. A narrow waterway between two land masses or headlands or islands.

2. A straight or narrows.

From Great Loop Jargon:

3. That anatomical portion of your body that is supposed to connect your head to your torso. That connection can be less than ideal though which is sometimes noted when trying to dock a boat in a strong cross wind with a counter running current. As Frank says, "Remember... boating is fun"!