Hi Y'all
Well , we are really getting into the South now. Having had three days in Charleston we set off for Beaufort SC via the ICW.Note the Beaufort in NC is pronounced as in Bow and in SC as in Beutiful! who knows why? Decided to have a break from writing and enjoy the charming city of Charleston. Truly wonderful for restaurants and quality of service in them and also the beautiful old mansions.Friends of John and Rhonda lent us their car (a PT Cruiser)so we were able to sightsee by car as well as by foot. On the 22 nd we all went off on a "field trip" to the Cummins factory for the marine division. We had a two hour long tour and explanations of the workings and manufacture of the Zeus engines they make and send around the world .Also in the USA. Many boats now are using the pod drive system and the largest one they have fit in a 75 ft boat. Bryan and Rob Cummins employees ,ended up taking us out to lunch afterwards at the Carolina BBQ. Place. Of course we all had to have the pulled pork sandwiches! We truly made new friends that day and were impressed with the set up Some of the employees have been there 37 yrs! Graeme and I decided to visit one of the most famously mansions in the afternoon. Calhoun Mansion has guided tours , and we learnt the owner lives in the house and is an international litigation lawyer.Something Graeme toyed with doing after Exxon Mobil. So we too could have lived in a big mansion .However the cleaning and upkeep would have been a headache!
We walked the city and ended up at a lovely outdoor garden restaurant with a great Jambalaya meal. Graeme asked for spicy and he got it!
We arrived in the early afternoon in Beaufort after going to some scary low depths in the narrow canals. (we were at low tide not a good idea )but Greaeme did a great job steering .
We are here for two days so will let you know what we did Thanksgiving Day , tomorrow.
Wishing all the USA readers Happy Thanksgiving.
Over and Out
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