Day 70-72 Georgetown - Beaufort

Day 70 - Oct. 24

Spent the day on a scavenger hunt in downtown Georgetown.  We were in search of a paper chart for offshore, Georgetown to Beaufort.  We have the chart on 2 chart plotters, the laptop, and the android, but I would still like to have a paper copy on board.  You know the saying..  If everything can go wrong, it will.  We started at the marina, who sent us to a bookstore, who sent us to the Maritime Museum, who sent us to another bookstore, who sent us to a boat shop, who sent us to another marina.  In the end, we had a wonderful tour of the town, met some fantastic people, and still have no paper chart.

Day 71 - 72.   Oct. 25-26

The plan today, sail along the coast, 130 nm to Beaufort, South Carolina. So much for plans.  The 5-10 kt winds turned into 0 kts in the  morning, and in the afternoon they picked up and turned to Southwest.  We were going southwest.  Needless to say we motored the entire trip. I've never been one to pull all nighters, even in university, so staying up for 24 hours takes a lot out of me, to the point of feeling sick.  But it still nice to do and this was so much better then our Gulf of Maine crossing.  Temperature was cool but not unbearable, and very few boats to look out for.  Set the autopilot and relaxed.
We travelled 134 nm in 26 hours picking up a mooring ball at 10:00 am in Beaufort.
After a short nap, we've come into town and did a little walk around.  Oh my, the homes...and so many are for sale.  I want one!!  The streets are lined with beautiful old trees dripping with moss, and huge plantation style homes with such inviting porches... I think I could be a "good ole southern gal".  There is a lovely park along the waterfront that has swings to sit a look out over the Beaufort River.  I'm in love with this place...but that could be the beer talking.  We found a nice little place in the shade to cool down with a cheap beer.  Did I mention that is feels like 90F here?
And we made it safe and sound without the paper chart.
We've noticed that a lot of places we visit are very dog friendly, to the point of dogs greeting us in stores and guest dogs welcome everywhere.  Sitting here at the bar, the owners dog comes over to visit us, the a couple come into the patio with their dog and a big happy fuss is made over it.  Wish we saw more of this at home.  ( ha..two more dogs just came into the bar)