A LATE NIGHT VISIT FROM BERYL

Yesterday we sailed to Charleston behind a trawler that had been docked next to us in Beaufort. The owners of that trawler, Tim and Kathy, are a charming North Carolinian couple who escorted us on a wonderful tour of Charleston followed by a delightful dinner at "Slightly North of Broad." We discussed Tropical Storm Beryl and how fortunate we had been in skirting the ill winds of that tempest. Ha! Beryl showed us who's the boss, buffeting us with high winds and heavy rains beginning shortly after we returned from dinner. The MollyBelle weathered the storm very well, having been securely tied up to the floating dock by very capable dockhands at the Charleston City Marina earlier in the day. The worst of the storm subsided by around 4AM and I will try to catch up on lost sleep today!