To Beaufort
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 11 Jan 2012 23:51
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To Beaufort, South Carolina
and Bimble
Beez Neez had a bedmate last night,
an American boat called Plover came in to anchor after us, it shows how huge the
waterway is and demonstrates how people from the east coast cannot grasp the
English ‘hose pipe ban’. Mind you at high tide we still can’t get round the back
of green marker 177. We were up and off at eight o’clock as we were keen to pull
in to Beaufort Marina at slack tide.
Our journey was only eleven miles and
timed to get through the Lady Island Bridge at the
eleven o’clock opening. All safe and engine off at eleven fifteen, just before a
short downpour
Later in the afternoon we went to
check in. The same ladies as in May welcomed us, including the one who had
warned Bear she would “Bird dawg” him if he was longer in the courtesy car than
the permitted hour. We had a good laugh at the memory and then went for a short
bimble in the afternoon sun. The days are lovely averaging around twenty two
degrees most days, but as soon as the sun goes down it gets a bit
chippy.
We sat on a bench by the Stephen
Elliott Memorial (own blog) and watched a yacht go through
the bridge, the
traffic queue built up quickly on the other side of the river. Later the office
ladies said they can easily wait between ten and fifteen minutes, (rarely any
longer but it does occasionally happen if there is a fault), but irritating to
those who have to use the road on a regular basis. Half past and on the hour
openings means that up to half an hour each hour the traffic is stopped - now we
know why most bridges stay closed to us folk at peak commuter times. On balance
its better for us to have the minor irritation of waiting.
We remembered the stunning houses in Beaufort and wonder if there are as many for sale this visit as there were in May, we will no doubt find out
The traditional sweet shop has some great characters outside and the cars are on sale for $1,395
On our way back to the girl we stopped and read a sign about the rare Right Whale, would love to see one
The girl on a long pontoon with the bridge behind her
ALL IN ALL RATHER LOVELY TO BE BACK HERE |