Back in Bewfort (as opposed ot Bowfort)

First, apparently I didn't do a very good job explaining how the high tide flooded the parking lot at the Hinkley Yard.  Because the tide can be over 10 feet most of the marinas in the area having floating docks.  Hinkley has about a 30 foot ramp which is hinged at the shore/parking lot end.  The other end just rests on the floating dock and can go up and down with the tide.  When the tide is out the ramp angles down about 45 degrees from the parking lot to the dock below.  When the tide is really high the ramp angles up from the parking lot about 5 degrees.  When we got back to the boat yard with the last full-moon-high-tide the shore side of the parking lot was under water so we would have had to wade across the parking lot to get to the end of the ramp.  I think I might have a picture of the ramp.

I hope that clears things up.

Tuesday morning Jamie came back to see how our refrigeration was working - so far, so good.  With the high 80 degrees temps we're having we're both really glad to have cold food and drinks again.  To celebrate Sue bought steak and corn on the cob for supper last night, and tonight we had salad and pork loins.

After lunch Tom and Diane picked us up again and we all went out to Fort Pulaski, another brick Civil War fort.

Then we drove back to Savannah and did more of our walking tour.  Here are the four of us in front of the fountain at Forsyth Park.

I really love the Spanish moss in all the trees here.  I'm really going to miss the moss and the palm trees as we work our way north.

I know this isn't a dogwood; no bark.  (Get it?)

After a little more walking we had dinner at "One eyed Lizzie."  I didn't think it was quite as good as "Moon River" the night before.  Between the four of us we tried gouda cheese potatoes, a pulled pork sandwich and a pulled pork wrap, a beef fajita, grouper fingers, a shrimp quesadilla, and a grouper Reuben.  For an appetizer we all tried 20 or 30 different flavored peanuts at a speciality nut shop.

Wednesday we gave Diane and Tom the day off while we cleaned the deck of the boat.  Fresh water, chemical cleansers... what a concept.  Come to think of it, why did we give Tom and Diane the day off?
Today we made it back to Beaufort, SC.  I think tomorrow we'll go about half way to Charleston.
Right now we are seeing lightening and hearing thunder all around us, but so far no rain.