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1000 year old oak tree in front of famous home, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore stayed here
Navigation by Diann
Baptist Church used in the Movie "Forest Gump"
The tide levels here are huge, and this was not low tide yet, still had a couple of feet to drop. How would you like to launch this boat at low tide?
Our tour horse "Doc"
Typical street on our tour
One of the many antebellum houses we saw on the tour
The boardwalk from the marina
After finishing the blog last night, I watched 5 dolphins swimming next to the boat. I think 2 of them had a competition going to see who could get their body out of the water the highest. FUN to watch!
The morning we left Thunderbolt Marina, we thought the marina management had missed delivery of our daily Krispy Kreme donuts, but hurrah, they just placed them in a different location on the boat.
Thursday, we had only 27 miles to travel and arrived at Hilton Head Marina at 11:15 which is a little earlier than we had told them so they weren’t ready for us. No problem, we tied up at the gas dock and had planned on moving but we ended up staying there for the night. This is a small marina; however they are currently building new docks. It is $1.60‘when using a Boat US discount; gas $3.64 & diesel $3.11. There is an upscale RV park and a swimming pool (without enough chairs) and the island has 250 restaurants according to the waterway guide. Sunset Grille is located here at the harbor and is not your typical marina restaurant. This is a well known gourmet dining restaurant with entrees starting at $20.00. I recommend reservations as it has limited seating. The marina is not located close to any bicycle paths, condominiums or retail of any type. On the plus side it will be more of a pleasant stay when the docks are completed. I have never enjoyed staying on a fuel dock, especially while open for business. We stopped at Hilton Head because our son Jeff has a time share condo on the island and we wanted to try and locate it on our bikes. About 1/3 of a mile towards town is a VERY busy highway without a bike path so we didn’t get to see the rest of the island.
Friday we stayed at the Downtown Marina in Beaufort SC. You can walk to most everything from this marina location, however if you require groceries or drug stores, you have access to the Marina courtesy car for 1 hour. We took a narrated horse and buggy tour around the historic district to view the many striking antebellum homes with their 1000 year old oak trees in their lawns. Because downtown Beaufort is on the National Register of Historic Places, any building or remodeling must be approved and built to look like the 1700 and 1800. In 1863 slaves in this area were the first in the United States to become free. Beaufort is South Carolina’s second oldest city behind Charleston. This has been a wonderful visit of a very historical interesting southern community. This certainly is a highlight of the east coast travels. The history, the trees, landscaping, and the architecture are absolutely beautiful.
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