April 20, 2018 - April 24, 2018
We stayed in Beaufort for four days at the Downtown Marina. The marina is centrally located next to the lovely waterfront park, restaurants, shops, and historic homes which allows us to get off the boat for awhile and stretch our legs. The city has charm galore and is always a pleasant stop for us.
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| This is a view of the park with its brick walkways and front porch type swings for seating along the water. |
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| Beaufort is filled with historic homes like this one |
Since we had been pushing ourselves quite hard for the four day trip from St. Augustine, we were ready to enjoy some down time. Even though we had to complete the basic chores of provisioning, doing laundry, and checking engine fluid levels we had plenty of time to relax and enjoy Beaufort. We ate either lunch or dinner out every day at a variety of restaurants. Most of the restaurants are in historic buildings that have been converted to serve their new purpose. My favorite meal was at the Old Bull Tavern where I had gnocchi and shrimp with a rich cream sauce.
Our neighbors from Anchorage Marina in Baltimore were docked near us at the marina. Since we hadn’t seen them in almost two years it was good to catch up on their travel experiences. One night we went out to dinner together at Plum’s and enjoyed a great meal and the warm night air on the terrace.
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| This is Hemingway’s Tavern where we had lunch over looking the waterfront park. |
Our final day in Beaufort was rainy, cold and windy. We didn’t do much sightseeing but did venture out for lunch. We left Beaufort mid-morning on the 24th to continue our trip up the ICW.
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