Another good performance by the boat. It was performing great as we approached mile 100 of the 110 miles to our today’s destination, Beaufort, NC. Then Phil makes a mistake. High winds and crowded conditions and I moved slightly left of channel on Bogue Sound at low tide. Yes, you guessed it. We ran aground. Tow Boat was quickly on the scene and we are now safely at Town Center Marina, in Beaufort, which is also a boat yard. So, we’ll have them check out the boat in the morning. Wish us well. I don’t think there’s any major damage, but we’ll have the professionals tell us so. Then we’ll rework our schedule if needed. Getting to be a habit on this trip!
Maddie and I planned a little Mother’s Day celebration for Carey this morning and I intended to take her out to dinner. The grounding stopped that plan. I’ll make it up soon. In the meantime, wine, cheese, crackers and shrimp cocktail was tonight’s dinner fare. Not so bad.
Hope all had a Happy Mother’s Day! BTW, Beaufort, NC is a lovely small town….as is Beaufort, SC. Both are always on our itineraries.
As I would tell George, part of the joy of the journey is the hiccups on the way.