Blogs from Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North America

It took a month for all the parts to come in. Everyone was blaming it on Covid19. Nothing left in stock and reduced staff at warehouses and could not guarantee mail. They couldn't explain why 2 companies sent the wrong part and had to reorder. Ha. The job took about 40 min total. Hopefully it is fixed and I can roll now. I'm leaving at 6 tomorrow morning. Hope to get at least to Charleston. I really like this little marina. Small and laid back filled with very nice people. Nice little town with lots of good eating places with open decks. Bike friendly. Great place to wait out the bad weather up north. I have heard the Chesapeake Bay has been angry for a few weeks. Maybe it will all calm down before I get ... read more

Beaufort and Morehead City, North Carolina It rained and blew most of the day yesterday, forcing a down-day inside the trailer. We showered, napped, and played cards but that was about it. Weather was pretty miserable outside and kept it cool and damp on the inside. Joan won the Beaufort, North Carolina card tournament. She's been winning a lot recently - I need to watch how she deals the cards a bit more. Weather finally started to lift around 4ish, so we decided to venture out a bit. Campground was flooded in many spots, but no real damage that I could see. I snapped some more photos of the RV Hospice we are camping in. Seriously, many of these trailers have plants growing out of the air conditioning units, so I don't think they have seen ... read more

Friday April 1, 2016 =============== Awoke around 7:45 am and had a good night sleep in Hardeeville,South Carolina. Left around 8:35 am drove for awhile and then arrived in Beaufort, SC around 9:15 am. Parked and found somewhere for breakfast in town, a sweet little cafe " Market News" which had good food. After breakfast, walked around to the waterfront,swinging benches and saw the stores as well. Then took another walk around the town to look at the churches,architecture and historical buildings which were all amazing and beautiful. Also stopped by the St. Elena Historic Research Center in downtown Beaufort which was great to learn about the history. After lunch at the same cafe, headed towards "Sheldon Church Ruins" - which was about 40 minutes away. Drove up to the site and was amazed that this ... read more

Hey there everyone, we're on the road again. This year we're not doing any volunteer work. We loved the experience last year ( the blog entries for that trip start inDecember 2011) but the volunteer situation we were accepted for this year involved cleaning public bathrooms and that is just not part of our retirement plan. Ron told them that when they hired professional cleaning crews we would apply again. We left Brighton on November 25, Sunday at about 9 and pulled into Levi Jackson State Park near Corbin, KY around 6pm. A great little park and perfect as a park to organize all the stuff we just threw into the camper before we left. Somewhere along the way one of the rear panels fell off the camper!! It's like losing a back panel off a ... read more

Destination- Beaufort, SC Left Charleston, SC at 7:00 AM and arrived in Beaufort at 4:00. Great weather. Upper 70's and sunny. Rode with just shorts on most of the day. Lots of dolphin. Lucked out on the tides. We hit hight tide most of the day and the tides in this area run 5 to 9 feet with lots of shoaled areas at MLT. Tied up at the Downtown Marina and went to get a greasy hamburger and fries and an IPA. Also blew out my flip flop. Lucky I have one more pair. This huge what must be a million dollar boat pulled up on the other side of the dock with a crew with matching outfits. Breaufort looks like a nice town. has a little mainstreet and a hometown feel. Forgot to take my ... read more