We had a super early morning getting up and out by 7:00 am. We had a few early morning errands to run in Beaufort while we still had the car. I did a little shopping while Jeff did maintenance in the boat.
So we are back on the ICW in South Carolina after having skipped all of Georgia with our outside run on Saturday and Sunday.
It was a little colder today so I spent most of the day downstairs. In for the night at about 4:30. Saw some crab fisherman heading out as we anchored.
We sailed our longest sail to date with our temporary crew member, Jeffrey. we went out at St Augustine about 9:00 am and arrived in Beaufort the following afternoon around 2:00. So about 32 hours on the boat. At night we each took a shift. The wind was favorable and the moon was nearly full so it was a nice sail.
We arrived Easter morning in Beaufort and CJ made us eggs Benedict.
That afternoon CJ and I motored the dinghy to the nearby sandbar. We saw about a half dozen kids enjoying the splishy mud on the other side of the sand bar. The “mud people” as one dad said were having a great time sliding and rolling in the mud.
The next morning we rented a car, grabbed some breakfast and then went to Cypress Swamp Gardens in Point Royal (near Beaufort). It was a beautiful day and we saw lots of swamp life.
Later we drove to Savannah airport and said good bye to CJ. It was nice having a personal chef for a few days.
We found a quiet anchorage near Daytona Beach and headed out the next morning to St Augustine.
We got to St Augustine early afternoon and went sight seeing to Lowe’s and Publix. We had a nice dinner at our favorite, OC Whites. CJ came in town about 12:30.
The next morning we began our two day trip on the ocean
After several days in Vero beach, we went north to Titusville to watch the Artemis II space launch. We are very close to the launch site so hope it goes tonight as scheduled.
It did go as scheduled- we had an awesome view of Artemis II. The sound was incredible!
Heading to Daytona Beach tomorrow.
