More on Georgetown
AJAYA'S CRUISE
Phil & Nikki Hoskins
Mon 23 Nov 2009 19:49
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Georgetown was a great stop despite the fact that
it poured with rain which didn't show off the town in its best light. Also,
anywhere that old 'long-legs' can buy Levi 501 jeans with a 36" inside leg on a
34" waist for under £20 must be worth visiting! In fact the legs are a mite too
long, although their first trip to the laundry tumble drier will
soon sort that little problem out!
  The famous clock tower which
forms part of the rice
museum
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
  A loose
canon! View
towards the main shopping area
Having walked through the pretty main shopping
street we returned via the boardwalk along the creek where, in season, the many
restaurants must be full of visitors and locals scoffing seafood with waterside
glimpses of the paper and steel mills belching out their smoke just a little
further up the river. Ironically, near the restaurants were signs discouraging
people from feeding the alligators - we didn't see any, perhaps because the
restaurants were all shut, although we were told of a good size specimen reputed
to live somewhere near the dock. Hopefully nowhere near our spot in the
marina.
  The fuel dock at Georgetown across from
our
berth
The boardwalk that skirts the waterfront - even nicer if the
sun were shining
  Wet bedraggled bird viewed from
our berth - it was blue, that's all we
know!
Nothing could be further from our minds!
Our walk took us back past the marina where we were
staying for the night and on towards the shrimp dock which was open. We went in
to take a photograph and came out with a pound of shrimps and a pot of shrimp
dip. The salesman there was pretty good at his job! That evening we ate the
fantastic shrimps, cooked in a white wine and garlic sauce.
Perfect!
  The various choices of shrimp on offer
- head on, head off, medium, large,
x-large ........all caught by one of these
fellows
Whilst in the Marina we were collected and taken to
the local Piggly Wiggly supermarket to re-stock. This is a large chain of east
coast outlets - not big on veggie food (the clue being in the name) but
very well staffed with people that must have a wonderful sense of humour as some
of their overalls have 'fat pig' inscribed on the back. Once we had pushed
another groaning trolley load of produce through the checkout it was back into
the courtesy car for the drive back to the marina. We're not sure we could
envisage Sainsburys or Asda picking up customers from the local marina at home
somehow.
Next morning we left early to head for
Charleston.
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