HILTON HEAD to BEAUFORT / Sunday to Tuesday, March 20-22 (Days 58-59)

Admiral's Log:     9:10am, 3/20/16
                         Temp:   60
                         Winds:   13 mph
                         Speed:   7.7 knots

It was a kind of misty and overcast leaving Hilton Head. Not a very springy day for the first day of Spring. We started out in the pilot house, but did move to the flybridge once the sun came out. We passed Parris Island, where all the Marine's east of the Mississippi go for Boot Camp (my mom's Dad trained there). 

Parris Island, the blue dot is our boat

Paris Island from our boat

It's a short ride to Beaufort, we got there at 12:30, but only 55 degrees. We borrowed the courtesy car and made a run to BiLo for a few groceries then to the main shopping street, where we bought some infused olive oil and balsamic vinegar and a Sea Grass basket made by a local Gullah women.

Low Tide

High Tide

The tide change here is just crazy compared to what we get in the Gulf. These pictures are at low tide, you can see the oysters on the walls. At high tide they are all gone and the ramp is almost flat. The tides average about 6-8 feet.

Monday, we rented a car and went to the Hunting Island Lighthouse. It is no longer in service, but was pretty cool. We walked up the 167 steps.

                                         

The Lens

We went to Parris Island and went through their museum. It was  pretty interesting, we both learned a lot. Lunch was at Plums, on Bay street. Mike had been craving soft-shell crab and they happen to have a soft shell crab sandwich on special. He said it was really good. I had a wrap with turkey, bacon, brie and a raspberry spread, mmmm, good. We also went to the Chocolate Tree. Oh my gosh...they were making tons of Easter goodies. We could not resist and got quite a few treats for ourselves.

The time my Grand Father would have come here

Semper Fi means "Always Faithful"

Tuesday, we went to breakfast at the Rhett House, a bread and breakfast before our  two hour walking tour with Janet. If you ever go to Beaufort you must take this tour with Janet. She is funny and adds a lot of little tidbits you won't find in the history books. We found out that Beaufort was never involved in conflict because it was a hospital town. A lot of the nice homes were summer homes for the plantation owners. 
Over twenty movies have been filmed in Beaufort in the last 20 years.

Prince of Tides House

The Bill Chill & The Great Santini House

This was the bridge Tom Hanks ran across as Forrest Gump. The sign said Mississippi in the movie, but it was really here in Beaufort, SC