Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Saturday, April 15 - Hilton Head to Beaufort

Saturday, April 15 - Hilton Head to Beaufort

We had anchored off the channel, but apparently all the fishing boats knew this was a quick route to the ocean, so we had lots of company this morning!  

The view of the houses on north Hilton Head was awesome, I didn't get a good shot of the beach just off shore from some of them. 



















Traveling on the Beaufort River, we saw great houses, but still lots of hurricane damage.



And lots of boats.  I don't think we have ever seen three boats on our stern.



We passed Parris Island.  I remember Jeannie's friend Emily saying her Dad took them there on vacation - he was a Marine!




















Beaufort was our destination.  We pulled in, hooked up, and went for a bike ride.  This beautiful house is at the entrance to the marina.  Amazing!



 And the Visitor Center is in the old armory. 



The ride east of the marina gave us this beautiful vista.




 
Loopers we had met in St. Petersburg stopped by the boat late in the afternoon!  We had rafted up with them at the inlet across from Don CeSar New Years Day, but have not seen them since then.  We had abbreviated docktails, then they headed for the mooring balls.  They are staying for a few days so we hope to see them again. 

We also met Gold Loopers at our dock.  They have a home in Atlanta, but live mostly on their boat.  And the boat across from us was built by its owner!  He said when he retired he didn't want to play golf, so he built a boat!  It took him five years, but it is an amazing boat! 





Way too much fun for one day!

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