BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA

We sailed offshore, overnight from Charleston to Beaufort. We could only wish every overnight sails were like this one. Light winds but strong enough to sail with small waves on a close reach. To keep awake, I stretch & dance to XM Sirius radio. I discovered new moves when the boat heals over.

There is a Beaufort in North and South Carolina.  Both are pronounced quite differently.

Beaufort has a wonderful waterfront full of small cafes & restaurants with people playing their guitars and banjos. This is where Rick showed me how to play cribbage.



WHAT A NICE WAY TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON

Beaufort is the 2nd oldest city in South Carolina after Charleston. Numerous films were made here including 'Forest Gump', 'The Big Chill', 'GI Jane', 'Platoon' and more because of the beautiful landscapes and historical background. We found the house where 'The Big Chill' was filmed and a park where 'Forest Gump' was filmed.



BEAUFORT IS FULL OF LARGE TREES WITH SPANICH MOSS HANGING FROM IT

BEAUFORT, North Carolina: August - October 2014

For 2 months in the hot, sticky, humid summer of 2014, Tim worked 7 days a week, 10 hour days, fixing and replacing parts on our boat. Once most of the list was accomplished (you know the list is never completed), we left Beaufort, North Carolina on our journey south along the US coast, then the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean.

Some of the major things that were done to Alpenglow:  Replace the port & starboard chain plates, install a new arch, replace all the fresh water hoses, replace the holding tank hose, replace some of the electrical wires, add a new solar panel, install new companion way doors, the list goes on and on.

New Companion Way doors



Added a new 12Volt sub panel



Tim actually fits into our lazarette



Replaced the fresh water hoses and the holding tank hoses



Susan did some of the sanding and varnishing



Some of our provisions



Tim filled this bucket with water so he can have air
conditioning while working on the hard




Most of the cabinets on the Port and Starboard side
needed to be removed to replace the chain plates



New chain plates



New fiberglass to hold the chain plates against the haul of the boat



The area needed to be enclosed when removing the old fiberglass 



Installation of a new arch as the old davits were bent

2 month old shoes







HOME FOR SUMMER 2014 (June to August, 2014)

          

Our boat is now in Beaufort, North Carolina for the summer at Bock marine. Our current plans are to do some changes and upgrades to our boat & start sailing south again this fall. We'll be heading to the the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Eastern Caribbean ending up in Trinidad.