Almost Southern Weather in Beaufort

WEDNESDAY was a 40 mile (short) from Steamboat Creek to Beaufort. The marshes were golden and some Fall colors appearing. Many dolphins played in our wake. We anchored in Beaufort about 2:00 PM. Our good friends Bettie and Klaas VanEsselstyn of Moon Beam, an N37, treated us to a really fun dinner at their home. Their beautiful lot is surrounded by live oaks on the bank of an small river nearby. They tie Moon Beam at their own back yard dock. Bettie and I enjoyed walking the dogs, Louis and ChiaSia, in the warm evening while Mike and Klaas swapped boat stories. Both dogs managed to get covered with “Hitch-Hike Burs” so we picked them off sitting on the dock watching a full moon rising. She made southern “Frog More” a stew of boiled shrimp, corn, sausage and new potatoes seasoned with bay leaves and crab boil spices. Delicious! We all talked boat adventures until 10:00PM before they drove us back to the dinghy and Sea Dream.
THURSDAY- Today Mike changed the engine oil and diddled on Sea Dream while I Bettie and I went shopping and out to lunch in perfect, low 70's weather.

FRIDAY- The sun was shining and I was sipping my coffee when Mike suggested we stay another day. It will be warm and beautiful, so why not? We are having such a good time in the mild weather, unlike the summer heat last August. This morning we went to town for the Veteran's Day parade. What a treat! There were several marching bands with great rhythms. Louis hated the drums, though, and shuddered as they passed. Afterward, we had hot chocolate at a water front cafe and warmed in the sun. Mike said tonight,”Let's stay another day!"

Viewing Beaufort, from SeaDream

Louis enjoying the view from his bed

Bettie where we had lunch in Beaufort.