The overnight run from Fernandina was uneventful, but I think that we are both realizing that overnight passages just are not fun. We arrived at the Port Royal Sound sea buoy early, so had to make the long run (8 miles) up the channel in the dark We anchored in a small cove near Beaufort and took the rest of the day to recover.
Today we went into Beaufort and had a great days' visit. The town is very historic, has a number of great shops and restaurants, and is easily seen in a day. We enjoyed a soft shell crab Po'Boy sandwich at Plums, walked through the historic district, and at a small sweets shop had an excellent ice cream dessert.
On a street corner there was a sign announcing the 10th annual Spring Concert by the Low Country Childrens Chorus at the Beaufort Baptist Church, so we decided to attend. What a great experience! The Savannah Childrens Chorus did several numbers (they had just returned from an international competition in Verona, Italy) and then the Low Country Chorus did the remainder of the program. There was a mixture of religious, contemporary, and Gullah pieces, and we enjoyed them all.
Walking through the cemeteries behind some of the churches was also most interesting. There were many confederate flags on graves with the CSA emblem, a reminder that the Civil War remains a recent memory here.
Beaufort was certainly a good stop, but tomorrow it's on to Charleston where we have a reservation at the Ashley Harborage Marina. We plan to stay for as long as we want in order to see all that Charleston has to offer.