A stop at Beaufort,SC

After a very involved departure from Isle of Hope Marina (we were inside the face dock with a boat behind us and wind and tide pushing us back; finally the very accomadating ower behind us got underway so we could get out) we moved on to Beaufort for the night at the Downtown Marina. Normally we would anchor here but the wind is higher than may be confortable. We are not sure what is happening this year; normally there is sure to be a continuous line of boats going north, We have not seen a half dozen moving north in 600 miles. All the sailboats are going south. We have not seen ONE large power cruiser moving north or south since leaving Marathon. There are a number of trawlers, which seems to be the current preferred style of boat. The boating world is not the same as it has been. On to Isle of Palms about 20 miles north of Charleston tomorrow.