We even had a dolphin escort along the way.

While in Charleston we finally used an Amazon Hub to pick-up our Amazon order.

Near Charleston, this was sort-of a reverse-dredging operation. Previously dredged materials from the ICW channel which had been pumped into multi-acre diked, containment areas are now being liquefied & pumped onto nearby beaches several miles away. Not sure why they didn’t do this originally??

These brioche donuts from BKeDSHoP Donut Shop in Charleston were worth the walk.

Beaufort is always a fun stop, especially when we score complimentary dockage from their Safe Harbor Marina.

A fun dinner out with fellow cruisers (plus 1) in Beaufort.

While we’ve often walked around Beaufort, this time we took a golf cart tour which was extremely interesting. Beaufort has many restored mansions, each with their own fascinating story – some probably even true.

This is a (small) Southern live oak tree which, as they are a protected species, grow pretty much wherever they want to. Their most notable feature is that their huge limbs frequently sag to the ground, then turn up & continue growing. One of the most famous is the “Angel Oak” on Johns Island (near Charleston) which is almost 500 years old & covers nearly half an acre with its massive reach.

Most of Forrest Gump was actually filmed in Beaufort, even though taking place in Mississippi, Alabama & even Vietnam. This scene was taken on Beaufort’s swing bridge over the ICW, with a “Mississippi River” sign added. In addition, The Big Chill was both set in and filmed on location in Beaufort.