As we said goodbye to Shelter Cove Marina on Hilton Head Island, we had one final view of a really interesting 60+ foot wooden motor yacht. Day 119 Hilton Head to Beaufort, SC. The "interesting" thing about the boat is the dozens of fern plants covering the back half of the boat and part of the dock...
The trip was 31 miles, but like always we went on a winding path. We started out by heading almost due west for 5 miles, and near the middle of the trip we went due east for 4+ miles along with many other bends in the waterway. We passed Parris Island where where the water tower says "We Make Men".I was surprised to see only a couple of people walking around this big (U.S. Marine Corps) training base. I guess that they were all out in the swamps???
We arrived at the Downtown (city) Marina in beautiful Beaufort about 12:30 pm and walked a short distance to a restaurant in the restored downtown. Note: in South Carolina they pronounce the "Beau" in the name "Beaufort" just like the "beau" in "beautiful". Speaking of beautiful, this picture is in the city park. You can barely see two boats in the background in the middle, and Lucky Us is the one on the left.
In the late afternoon, we took the electric scooters to tour historic homes on the edge of downtown. This is just one of many that we saw along the way.
The tree lined streets with the Spanish moss hanging down added a great deal to the setting. They have quite a long list of movies that have been filmed here at least in part. 
To complete the perfect setting, many of the homes also had really lovely gardens full of ornately trimmed shrubs, brick or gravel walkways and sculpture(s).After our self tour, we headed back downtown for dinner and of course, let's not forget shopping!
We had dinner in a restaurant in a former bank building. Like most restaurants, they had their menu posted, but beneath the regular menu, they had this sign... We have seen plenty of "pet friendly" towns with water bowls on the sidewalks and even water fountains for dogs, but this is the first restaurant that actually had a menu for your pet...
Lastly, I will end with this (computer enhanced)picture of a profile of a Great Blue Heron that the Admiral took at the dock this morning. We will probably leave in the morning for Edisto Island, which is close to Myrtle Beach, but then again, I have not slept in for at least a day... 
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