Mike and Beth's Adventures

Amy Marie is going to ride this contraption from one drainage to another! This is the "Big Chute Railway", a one of a kind gadget to transport your vessel and keep two ecosystems separate. I should have known something unusual was up when we passed this waterside cabin. Here is the rail car ready to receive some boats If you look carefully, you will see the bow is on the wooden floor and the rear of the boat is suspended in a nylon strap cradle. Large boats are lifted with their running gear beyond the wooden floor.  Lifting straps are used to suspend the vessel as in a travel lift. Note that the front and rear follow different tracks.  The difference in height of the tracks is carefully set to allow the deck to remain horizontal as the car crosses the hill. Amy Marie is loaded into the rail car and just about ready to start it's journey. I am excited about this unusual experience, but I have to admit, the pucker factor was a bit high! Holy Smokes, what have we gotten our...

April 12th, 2022 This Freeman Adventure took place in Beaufort South Carolina.  The antebellum architecture, the  history, and the city's hospitality are all strong reasons to visit.  We drove over from Hilton Head and began our visit with a tour covering the Civil War and Reconstruction period.   Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained with stories from Beaufort's past.  Did you know that it was a group of 10 locals that drafted the South Carolina Articles of Succession, which led to the start of the civil war?  The house where the met and drafted the document is still standing. Historic Antebellum Mansions Beaufort was originally chartered in 1711.  It is the second oldest city in South Carolina.  Only Charleston is older.  The state was colonized as a buffer between the Spanish in Florida and the northern English Colonies.  Catholics were not allowed to settle in the colony as it was feared they would side w...