Short Visit to Beaufort

This morning I mentioned to George that, after a few days at sea, I often feel like kissing the dock when I arrive at Homer Smith Docks and Marina. Yesterday was no exception when we arrived at about 1 pm after our rolly passage from home. After settling in and eating our mid-afternoon meal, we took a leisurely walk into town for ice cream. We didn’t have much energy for anything else the rest of the day. We slept well in the quiet, calm marina with Breeze On tied up in her slip. 

The first item on today’s agenda was completing a few chores this morning while we still had some energy. Then we started planning our next steps. After much back and forth, studying of wind and wave forecasts, and a consultation with Stormy on Chris Parker’s weather broadcast, we decided to leave tomorrow morning and head to Brunswick, GA. We did consider going all the way to the Bahamas but concerns about the amount of fuel needed for a trip that might require motoring the entire distance, as well as the forecast for elevated seas in the Bahamas, convinced us to go to Brunswick instead. 

This afternoon we walked into town for dinner with cruisers that we know from Cambridge and had fun sharing boating tales. 

Sunset from Homer Smith Docks and Marina. 

Breeze On snug in her slip.