Bazar’s Second Wave

Hilton Head South Carolina is our 7th state that we have traveled to. We didn't stop in Hilton Head but we saw it from the water. Although it is hard to see from this photo, the Harbour Town Lighthouse is dressed in plaid with a half mile of vinyl. It was dressed this way to celebrate it's 50th golf tournament. Beaufort, SC is situated on Port Royal Island.  It is known for its antebellum mansions. The marina is pictured above as you walk up from the docks. In the photo below, you can see Second Wave (line 7) is one of 5 boats that arrived on 4/26. Notice the headings on top of the board. There's a lot of information there each marina tries to juggle when accommodating so many "transient" boats just passing through their area. The tides here can reach 8 feet. This becomes more apparent when you look at the growth that accumulates on the piling below as the floating docks rise up and down the length of the piling with the tides. ...

We spent 5 days in Brunswick, GA due to wind and what else, a rainy weather system. This is the Sidney Lanier Bridge that guards the entrance into Brunswick Landing Marina. We passed beneath and made an immediate turn to starboard and up a river to the marina.  Back to coats and jeans.  We're loosing our Florida tan! We found this beautiful old wooden sailboat for sale as we motored up the river channel. At this marina they had some really nice offerings.  There was free beer everyday all day, free wine MWF during happy hour hosted by the marina, FREE laundry facilities, and an alpha library that covered the entire wall. Virtually all marinas have a "cruiser's library". You take a book and leave a book for others to enjoy. This library is by far the most extensive we've seen. It was continued in two other "satellite" lounges. The Georgia tide swings are unbelievable - 8 feet every 6 hours. The pic below is at lo...