This is my second try to get this published - the marina here in Charleston has an issue - interesting story that I will get into another time. At any rate, I am goig to write this, save it and publish it when the service is fully functional. Our time in Beaufort was just wonderful - such a great place and great people. By the time we left, last Sat, the 12, other Loopers were really starting to catch up with us. They were from everywhere and many of them were heading the Rendevous in Norfolk, as are we. We did have a couple of issues with the boat that we had to spend some time on. One is a slow leak from the holding tank (just water as we don't use it since we have the Saniscan toilet), but it needs to be addressed when we get to the Chesapeke where there are the people to fix it. Another issue was yet another leak in the dinghy, slow but persistent. Soooo-Alan deflated it and applied another patch (we used the old soap suds method to find it) and it SEEMS to be holding - at least until we get to the Bay. We biked over the bridge to the city of Beaufort one day with Gina and Steve to do a look around. The historical district is beautiful with stunning homes/gardens. Their waterfront park was awesome and we stopped for lunch there. One day of the the dock managers brought in a bushel of oysters that they steamed over an open fire - in the rain. The women were all up at the marina - inside, of course!!?? Alan said he has never eaten that many oysters, and he can eat a lot of them!! The last two nights we were there we went to the Fillin' Station for the $4 pork chops, and the $5 steaks - fabulous!
It was time for us to leave - too much food!! We met another couple from another Panacea - and we thought we were the only ones, ha!!! They are from California - had their boat shipped to Florida - bought the boat exclusively to do the Loop and then will sell it. There are a lot of people who follow this plan - it is a one time shot thing for them. This boat is our home now, so we are delighted to be able to say tht our schedule is completely open ended. Every day we are convinced that this was the boat meant for us - feel so fortunate to have found her!!! Steve and Gina were headed to Charleston as well, so we buddied up there with them, spending one night at anchor. I am sending pix from Beaufort in a separate blog, and will then send pix of the trip to Charleston. We will be here a week as there is sooooo much to do and see, the weather will get a little dicey and they offered us a great rate!! More to come!! Pray they get "the line" fixed!
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