Sandy Island Kayak Trip

Sandy Island Kayak Trip
Horry County
10:00 AM Launch Time (please arrive early!)
Trip Leader: Mandy Farris Johnson

This month we will be paddling to the southern end of Sandy Island, led by Mandy Johnson. We will need to provide our own boats, paddles, and life preservers. If you do not have a boat, but want to join us, please let Gordon Murphy or Kim Frampton McManus know as several SCAN members have multiple boats that you can use. Mandy recommends we use a kayak rather than a canoe. Our last trip to Sandy Island was to the northern end of the island and we had only a short time to explore. This trip we will have around four to five hours to explore. Mandy says that we will have an easy two-mile paddle from Wacca Wache Marina and about a mile and a half walk to the Carolina bays on the island where we’ll see carnivorous plants. Based on a check of the tide table, we should be paddling with the tide both going to and leaving the island. Plan to get wet and muddy and be prepared for insects. Pack your lunch and plenty of water.

Please note that we want to launch at 10:00, so plan to be there a few minutes early. We will drop the boats at the landing and park the vehicles in the overflow parking lot (about a 500-yard walk). There are port-a-johns at the landing, but no facilities on the island.

Wacca Wache Marina
1950 Wachesaw Rd
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

33.562130°
-79.085558°

Directions from the intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street in Conway:
Take US 501 south to SC 707 in Socastee.
Turn right and go 7.9 miles to Prince Creek Parkway.
Go 2 miles and turn right onto Wachesaw Road (S-22-62) and go approximately 0.8-mile to the marina.

Directions from the intersection of North Fraser Street and Church Street in Georgetown:
Go approximately 20.8 miles on US 17 N.
Turn left onto Wachesaw Road and go 2.5 miles to the marina.

Dinner will most likely be at Deck 383 right at the marina:
http://www.deck383.com/