It was fun sailing with Debi and Carl. We enjoyed an anchorage rafted off the Bull River (32.30.90N, 080.33.899W) (ICW 521) then off to Beaufort and timing the Ladies Island Bridge on the Beaufort River. We both docked at the Beaufort Downtown Marina.(32.25.835N, 080.40.476W). We enjoyed lunch at Plums ( shrimp salad is worth it).
Then we were fortunate enough to have family in Dataw Island and we were treated to home cooked dinner with Pat and Dave L. (Bill's sister). Pat is so sweet she even took me hunting before hand for an HDMI patch cord at Staples so we could watch movies from our PC onto the TV that we upgraded. On our last visit, I pressed her to take me to Publix to reprovision for an hour. She is such a good sport. This time we hunted also for bias tape so I could complete some sewing projects. We were fortunate enough to get to see Fox news which we missed on the boat. Being home Bunker (a lab) could join in welcoming us.
If you go to Beaufort you must go to the bridge street ( Carteret) at the five hundred block for chocolates at the Chocolate Tree. This shop has been around for 30 years so you will find something you can't live without. The 300 block off Carteret has a visitor center with hand outs of every kind, suggestions on where to go and what to see and do. Coming back, I regret missing the sweet shop ( ice cream) in the mall just across from the marina area. They were having pumpkin ice cream but I never got back!
Restaurants shops abound. The marina has a car you can use ( not allowed over Ladies Isl Bridge) for a hour so take off toward a piggly wiggly and other shops away from the downtown shops.
The current is very strong on these floating docks but as I recall every time we have been there we have been able to flip the boat around in the slip preparing to leave in an easy direction. Dock hands are great.
Off for a two or three night sail to our next port.. let's see how that goes.
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