Today is 200 days on our adventure!!

Here are some stats about our trip:

Traveled 2,030 miles and 253 hours

Out of 200 days, we cruised 37 days 

Used 1,150 gallons of diesel

Kelly and Jen did some shopping at the local shops in downtown Beaufort. Jen bought a cute sundress. At lunch, Mike joined us for a horse and carriage ride around town. We learned about the history and architecture of Beaufort.  

Here is some brief history during the Civil War:

In the antebellum era, Beaufort became a summer retreat for rich Sea Island cotton planters and even richer mainland rice planters, who maintained a wealthy and cultivated society in the town. By 1860 Beaufort was one of the wealthiest towns in America and a center of the secession movement, led by Beaufort native Robert Barnwell Rhett, the “Father of Secession” in South Carolina. During the Civil War, Beaufort was the first southern city conquered by Union forces after the U.S. Navy victory in Port Royal Sound on November 7, 1861. Beaufort became the headquarters of the U.S. Army, Department of the South, and most of the buildings were converted into hospitals for Union army wounded.  

When the wealthy left their homes in Beaufort, they didn’t continue to pay their taxes.  After the war, their homes were auctioned to pay the taxes. Freed slaves worked for the Union and used the money saved to buy those homes. 

After Mike finished work in the afternoon, we took Harley for a walk, got some ice cream and enjoyed the swings along the coast at the park. Later, we celebrated our 200 days with beers and appetizers at “Q on the Bay”.