BEAUFORT, SC

DAY 293, MAY 5, 2012

DEP HHI 07:30  ARR BEAUFORT, SC 11:AM

D. 28.4 sm / 4463.1

The trip to Beaufort, SC took us through Callibogue Sound and Port Royal Sound.  Navigation was easy as the water was deep and the channels wide.  When we got to the marina the current was against us at about 1.9k, and we had to tie up port side to between 2 boats in an inside slip.  I didn’t give the current much thought until the next morning when we wanted to leave.  This was the night of the “super moon”, (when the moon is closest to earth) and the current was unusually strong. There was no way I could pull out from between 2 boats and turn the Glory Days in the short space between floats, so we changed our plans and stayed another day.  However, to avoid the same situation the next day, I moved the boat to a different slip at slack current.  The next morning we were able to just pull straight out.  The highlight of our stay here was that Evelyn & Sid Tilstra on Something Special caught up with us.  We first met them back in Grand Haven MI, and a few other stops along the way.  This time our plans were the same so we decided to travel together until they changed. They are a great couple; they both came from large families and were raised on dairy farms in Canada.

THE "SUPER" MOON

MARINE BASE

BEAUFORT MARINA

9' TIDES