Port Royal and Beaufort, SC

It’s been a fun two days in this beautiful area! Yesterday we took the marina loaner vehicle and ran errands, along with Kathy and John from Serenity. We hit the shops in downtown Beaufort, while Mark was able to donate blood. We made stops at Walmart, Napa, Publix, a hardware store, West Marine, two liquor stores, and ate lunch at IHOP. We were worn out after all of that running around!

Today we drove over to Beaufort and walked around the historic houses around the Point area. Wow- so many fascinating houses! Way back when, tabby was used in building construction. Tabby is a type of concrete made by burning oyster shells to make lime, then mixing it with water, sand, and broken oyster shells. Here’s an exposed wall in downtown Beaufort.

Lunch at the marina

This afternoon the four of us drove over to Parris Island, home of the Marine Corp Recruit Depot and the Parris Island Museum. The museum covers the history of this area and that of the Marine Corps. As we approached the museum, dozens of new recruits came out of the building to form up outside. As we walked by, every single one of them greeted us with “Good afternoon, Ladies. Good afternoon, Gentlemen.” It was so impressive! They are required to greet visitors in this fashion.

After our adventures, we cleaned the fly bridge, filled the water tanks, and prepared food for dock tails. Fruitcakes caught up with us today, so our group was back to six. We watched the Kentucky Derby during dock tails. 

Julie, Kathy and I sporting our Derby hats

Tomorrow will bring an early departure and a long cruising day to reach Charleston.