October 31 is always a special day for us, not just because it’s Halloween but because it is Stephanie’s birthday. This is her 24th! On this Saturday we got up early and had a quick breakfast with our guests John Carr and his girlfriend Ann. Jonny hurried us all along so we could leave by 7:30 because we had a 9 hour travel day ahead of us and it’s getting dark earlier and earlier.
As we left Charleston Harbor we got a few more shots of the cruise ships that were entering the harbor.
We traveled on a really beautiful winding passage on the ICW with birds soaring and white blossomed bushes lining the coastline. We saw dolphins and pelicans! Traveling through these low country marshlands is quite a wonderful experience!
We arrived at the Beaufort City Marina around 5 and got the easiest tie-up possible next to Lady Catherine, an elegant 60 foot river boat. Many of the boats on our pier were gorgeous including– a couple of Flemings (our favorite trawler).
We hung out and relaxed for an hour or so before getting changed and walking into town. We had 7:30 reservations at Griffin Market, the Italian restaurant that we loved so much on our first visit. We had some time to kill so we walked through some of the charming neighborhoods in the center of town.
We were hoping to see some trick or treaters since it was Halloween. And indeed we did. Several homes were decorated for the occasion and parents were out in full force with their little ones. There was an amazing haunted house that only people with costumes and children could enter. It was an old historical home that we had seen on our first visit. It would have been fun to go inside!
We arrived at Griffin Market where we learned that the great prix fixe option that we had last time was only available on Sunday night. That didn’t deter us and we proceeded to order another terrific meal and an especially exquisite bottle of wine (which we took a picture of so we remember the name).
The restaurant is owned by an Italian couple from the Piedmont area of Italy. They recreate dishes from their region and serve them in the traditional manner – appetizer, primi, secondi and dessert. We enjoyed our meal tremendously and felt as though we had really treated ourselves.
After returning to Zendo, we immediately tumbled into bed looking forward to an extra hour of sleep because it was time to turn the clocks back.
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