I always get Beaufort, SC and Beaufort, NC confused. The South Carolina town pronounced Byewfort, the North Carolina town pronounced Bowfort. Either way, whichever one I am in I tend to pronounce as the other and vice versa.
We arrived in Beaufort after an overnight sail from Jekyll Island / St. Simons Sound to the Beaufort Inlet. Tired, we were happy to see that the free dock was open and available to tie up. The dock is available from 6 am to 1 am each day. Our arrival at 8:30 was early enough to get a spot before the other boats began coming in.
Beaufort is well known for its antebellum homes many of which have been featured in movies. A tour guide told me the town has 17 movies to its credit - Forrest Gump being one of the best known of the group.
The community is lovely. The mature moss filled trees shade the sidewalks. The churches are all high steepled. You can loose yourself into the southern atmosphere by escaping off the paths of the main streets and onto the side streets of the area.
But with a schedule, it was time to move on. As we learned the stretch of the ICW from Beaufort to South of Charleston is like motoring through distant rivers. On the three day journey we saw very few boats. It was as if we were in our own world - alone with nature.
The Admiral
4/25/09 - 4/28/09
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