Weekend Trip to Beautfort, SC

The Southeastern Palm Society reunited in Beaufort, SC a couple of weekends ago and we had a great time! Beaufort is a great little town - a miniature version of Charleston or Savannah which are both about 45 minutes away. Great little shops and restaurants and a spectacular state park called Hunting Island where we secured an amazing camping spot. It is uncommon for me to say the words "camping" and "spectacular" in the same sentence but you might be able to get a very small idea in the above pictures. The top pic is approximately where our campsite was - about 25 yards from the ocean. We were able to hear waves crashing all night. This came in handy the first night when our air mattress sprung a slow leak. So at least I was able to alternate thoughts of "I'm so uncomfortable" with "the waves sound amazing". The best thing about not sleeping at all is that you are awake to enjoy amazing sunrises. We walked on the beach to wear out the dogs morning and night. You can see they enjoyed it very much.

The meeting was nice as well. We saw some great formal backyards that we wouldn't have been able to see without trespassing and some very coastal, casual gardens right on the water. Some garden owners had dogs which I enjoyed. I am a huge fan of the Akita since I used to have one. One gardener had 2 - Cajun and Ronan (Japanese for Rogue!) and they were a lot of fun to play with.

We plan to visit Beaufort again this summer when we take a belated anniversary trip to Charleston. It was a great town to tour in Aaron's jeep and the people were very friendly. We would go again for the meal we had at Panini's. Aaron had iron skillet mac and cheese with prosciutto and shrimp! Wow! Unfortunately we were also there at the time of the air show that took place where the Blue Angel tragically went down. We did not see it happen but saw the planes flying over the historic streets all day.