24 December - Day #22. Going through Myrtle Beach we see three boats driven ashore and badly damaged, presumably by last weekend's big winds. To celebrate Christmas, and to pamper ourselves, we pull into the Wacca Wache Marina. There's a pub at the head of the dock so we stop in for some beers and a snack. Everyone was talking about a boat docked in front of the pub. Yup, Nellie stole the spotlight (again). Lots of folks came over to our table to chat and we even met the chef and the owner. As we left the pub another couple stopped us and said that if they ever give up sailing a tug just might do. Turns out Bill and Heidi are off S/V Act III, a Peterson 44 we'd seen earlier today in Myrtle Beach. They left New Hampshire four months ago on a scheduled two and half year cruise-about of the Caribbean and Central America. We chatted a bit and then we were off to their boat for cocktails. I'd planned a nice shrimp dinner, but the shrimp never made it out of the freezer. Instead it was a social evening followed by a bit of left overs. I just laugh when I think of all the interesting people we've met--not because we're so wonderful, but because people love Nellie. What a hoot! At the Dock, Wacca Wache Marina, Murrells Inlet, SC. 37nm today and 489nm total. BJH
