Sailing the ICW

We have have some great sails up the ICW with SW winds. Found a beautiful anchorage off the Waccamaw River in SC on Thoroughfare Creek; very remote & protected with a sand beach. Stopped at Osprey Marina to fuel up & get water; then continued past Myrtle Beach, the Rock Pile at low tide, to anchor in Calabash Creek for the night. We wanted to explore Southport, NC; so we pulled into the Southport Marina for a night. It was worth it; very nice town - had dinner at the Provision Company - great shrimp & fish. Had a good sail with the current up the Cape Fear River, through Snows Cut and on to anchor for the night in Wrightsville Beach. We considered going on the outside from Wrightsville to Cape Lookout; near Beaufort NC, but the weather forecast didn't look that good so we opted to stay inside. Did the bridges, and anchored in Mile Hammock one night; then sailed on to Spooners Creek (very shallow entrance, 5'6", but once inside the depths are about 6' and it is very protected). Also you can go ashore where there is a Super Walmart, Lowes, Best Buy, etc.