As we meander to Southport we initially planned to make the trip in several short days. Midway through our travel time today we were informed that there is a swing bridge we need to go through that will be closing down within the next few days. The problem is they cannot say when it will be opened again! We took some time to walk this sleepy little town of McClellanville and visit the area fish market and 1,000 year old tree and then began making alternate plans. In the end it looks like our plans for several short lazy days will have to wait for Albemarle Sound. We will now need to do a few long days-8 hours +- to get pass the swing bridge before it closes for an indefinite amount of time. We will be skipping Myrtle Beach and hope to visit one day in the future.

Our trip today.