Today's cruise was just over three hours. We had sunny weather and warm temperatures. Enroute we saw a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter involved in life saving excercises. It had dropped three persons and later retrieved them. We passed Pariss Island, a place that is well known for its US Marines training facility. After
registering at the marina office, we went on a one hour carriage ride through "the Queen of the Sea Islands". Since 1514, this historic town was first claimed by the Spanish, then the French, followed by the English. During the Civil War, or as they say in the south "the War Between the States", Beaufort was a hospital center used first by the Confederate and later by the Union troops. It is the reason why it retains so many historic homes. 
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