We're at Downtown Marina in Beaufort, SC

Hi all. We're at the Downtown Marina in Beaufort, SC (pronounced Bew-fort), not to be confused with Beaufort, NC (pronounced Bo-fort).

We left B & B Seafood's shrimp boat dock in Green Pond, SC, around 8:45 a.m. The current was so strong in Ashepoo Coosaw Cutoff that it tried to push us sideways. We motorsailed at 5.4 knots at 2800 rpms. When a turn in the river caused us to lose the wind, we pulled the sail and lost more than 1 knot of speed, taking us down to 4.2k in Coosaw River.

At 11:20 a.m., we pulled the jib sail out, mm525. The sun was shining bright and it felt so good!

At R200 we could see just how fast the current was going against us, slowing our speed. At R216, the current was finally in our favor. We were moving at 10 mph!

We made the 1 p.m. Ladies Island Swing Bridge opening and arrived at Downtown Marina a few minutes later.

We walked around town and went to a wine tasting for Low Country Winery. All wines are made from local grown fruits and berries. We got to taste 5 wines of our choosing. The Bumms bought a blackberry wine and we bought a cranberry wine. There's a beautiful park at the marina that is newly-built with wooden swings for three, tables and chairs, a playground and a few stores. Brick walkways, with squares of concrete filled with oyster shells, wind around the Beaufort River. Horse carriage rides give visitors an opportunity to hear some history while enjoying a ride around town.

We came back to the boats and I cooked dinner: salad, steak with mushrooms, mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus and jello for dessert.

We've been hearing a sizzling sound for 5 or 6 days now and Chuck has ripped the boat apart looking for what sounds like a wire sizzling in water. Turns out, it's shrimp eating the algae on the bottom of the boat! It's a loud sizzling sound and has been driving us crazy. At least now we know what it is.

We expect to be on the water around 7 a.m. tomorrow. Destination: Savannah, Ga.