Movin' On

Well, we stayed in one place long enough- Beaufort was beautiful.... but we got the itch to get movin'. So we moved.
The motors are ordered, as are other necessary parts that need to come from Australia. And they're back-ordered, no less! So it looks like we can't replace the port motor for at least another 3 weeks. We'll have to return to Beaufort to do the work, but figured that in the meantime we could visit around a little bit! (Why not, right?)- Morning Glory is fine with just one motor (and sails!)... So we're "on the road again".

Last night was really cool. Someone in Beaufort told us about this island where Rhesus monkeys are kept. They run loose- it's a federal project, complete with "No Trespassing" signs... out in the middle of the marsh. We anchored just off the island, and, sure enough, the monkeys were in residence! You could mostly just hear them, but early this morning they came to the edge of the woods to take a peek... you could tell they were looking at us- curious... they didn't stay long- but it was fun watching them. (no pics of the monks-sorry!- I had to use binoculars to see them!). We also saw a lot of deer in the woods. Pretty neat.



From there we motored out St. Helena Inlet and motor-sailed north towards Charleston. We made it just past Kiawah Island, and tonight we're anchored in a little river called "Bass Creek".
Looking forward to walking on the beach in the a.m., and thinking we'll stay here another day before going into Charleston.



Trivia of the day...the blue crabs like our boat, for some reason! They keep hitching rides on our steps! (I tried to catch one with my strainer, but they don't hold still if you come at them with net-like objects!)

Some crab fritters sure would be nice, though!