We left Thunderbolt Marina on Tuesday, May 29
th, moving a little south to Turner Creek so that we could stock up at a nearby grocery store.
Then on May 30
th, we headed north to
Hilton Head Island. Again, we motored most of the way with a little help from the wind.
We anchored in Skull Creek just outside too great restaurants,
Hudson’s Seafood, and Charley Crab.
Of course, we had to try them out.
Enjoyable.
We left the following morning for Beaufort, South Carolina, a lovely town we remembered from our 2004 driving trip down the east coast. We walked around the town in the afternoon and found a great little restaurant on the waterway. Beaufort has a lovely riverfront walkway with wooden approximately 10 sets of swings along the path facing the water. It too has a lovely historic downtown district. We had some dinner, went back to Jus’ Now and prepared for the next trip to Charleston, a couple of days ahead.
In the morning we had to wait till 9:15 for the Lady’s Island swing bridge to open for us to go through. With a 64” mast, bridges are sometimes a challenge for us. The only other opening is at 2:15 which would have delayed our progress a bit. Our next stop was Mosquito Creek, aptly named. We’d heard about a great seafood place, which though advertised, was closed when we arrived. However, some local fishermen sold us some freshly caught shrimp and we all were happy. Saturday proved to be a rainy day with the effects of tropical storm Barry inundating the area. We stayed put, visiting the seafood place to replenish our supplies.
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