To Little River

I got up early.  

At night, I heard the bilge pump run.  It ran twice.  I checked the shaft packing, and she was leaking a lot.  I tightened it and departed up the Waccamaw River to Barefoot Bridge at 12:15, missing the noon opening, and the next opening was at 2PM.  I expected this and pulled into the free Day Dock at Barefoot.  I dropped my garbage and tried to update my iDevices at LULU's, but the Internet was very slow.  I had lunch, pumped out the water in the dinghy and departed for the 2PM opening, which was on time.  

Motor and motor sailed to the inlet at Little River and anchored near Bird Island.

The next day looks like a south wind, which should provide a good bear reach on the outside for 25 miles.