Georgetown Yacht Basin and Boat Repairs

From Ordinary Point in the Sassafras the plan was to leisurely make our way up to Georgetown Yacht Basin to ride out whatever Hurricane Dorian throws at us.  As we have learned over and over again,
plans are what you post the changes to!  We noticed that the bilge pump was running, A LOT.  So, was it water getting into the boat from the outside, water leaking from our fresh water tanks or a bad pump.  Turns out it was a non-working pump.  It would run but not suck water out of the bilge.  This is not a run of the mill pump so it was worth taking apart and seeing if it couldn't be fixed rather than replaced.  Thank God, David is Mr Fixit.  He took it all apart, cleaned and reassembled and it worked so off we go, right?  Wrong, pulling up the anchor I noticed that the gears weren't very responsive.  Turns out (after quickly reanchoring) that we had no transmission fluid.  David had checked the level just 24 hours earlier so this was a real cause for concern.  He refilled the reservoir and off we went to pick up a mooring 4 miles up river.  Long story, short, we had a bad heat exchanger and all the transmission fluid was shooting out our exhaust.  Not good for the environment or the engine.  Being in a mostly farm land area our cell reception was bad to non-existent so ordering a new part was a challenge.  It is a custom part but the same company we had purchased our last one from had the specs and were super responsive getting a new one made and  to us in less than 3 days.  They agreed it should not have failed in only 15 months and that may have been an impetus for them.  In the meantime, we used the marina loaner car and ran resupply errands. Went to some nice restaurants and met some more really nice people.  This is truly a beautiful part of the country and we look forward to more exploration.  Most important, Hurricane Dorian gave the area a pass with no more effect than some rain and extra high tides.  On to the next spot, wherever that is.

Genius at work getting the bilge pump running.  He never found what the
problem was but it works and that's good enough.  It probably was just
feeling neglected and wanted to remind us how nice it is when it works.

Duck blinds are all along the river.  This one looks big enough for
several hunters to shoot from.

High bluffs make this area a good hidey-hole from storms.

One of the many beautiful farms along the river.

Racial harmony or cross breeding?

Herons are always so stately and regal and irritated when you get to close.

Effect of Hurricane Dorian.

With no sun and little wind, the batteries were getting depleted.  We
called for a Towboat US tow from the mooring ball to the Dock.
Best insurance we buy!

The Georgetown Yacht Basin from the hill overlooking it.

It looks like a twinkling fairy land as the lights come on..  Lots of
folks use their boats as weekend getaways.

The Kitty Knight Inn and restaurant.  The story behind the building
is one I've read in histories of the early days of the Union.  Kitty Knight
defended the houses (once separate now joined) from destruction during the
War of 1812.  She stood  on the porch and told the British general that if
he burned the house, he burned her too.  Impressed with her bravery, he left the
houses alone.  They were the only buildings to survive in the entire town.

We had a pleasant meal and this is the sight as we walked back down the hill
to our boat.