Beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina

Beaufort, South Carolina is a beautiful town (remember, it’s pronounced Bew-fert). I thought Charleston was pretty, but it just wouldn’t quit in Beaufort.

Beaufort, SC (17-Oct-2012)

We’d only stopped in on October 17th for a quick visit and some lunch on our way from one “gunkhole” to the next.  I didn’t feel like I could take it all in, it was so pretty.

I took pictures compulsively because everything was beautiful. I’ll bombard you with them now.

View of a Beaufort home from the water
View of a Beaufort home from the water

I took a great number of this type of “view-from-the-water-house” shot, but I’ll stop here ’cause I took too many pictures of nice houses when we got to shore. Apparently, Beaufort was a centre for luxury homes before the Civil War, and was one of few southern cities spared from fire after the war was over, making it an architectural treasure.

Beaufort Architecture
Beaufort Architecture
More Beaufort Architecture
More Beaufort Architecture
Serious Beaufort House
Serious Beaufort House
See? It just wouldn't quit - I took about 25 pictures of houses like this
See? It just wouldn’t quit – I took about 25 pictures of houses like this
I shouldn't have brought the camera with me to shore
I shouldn’t have brought the camera with me to shore
Had to squeeze this last one in....
Had to squeeze this last one in….

You have to understand that this was a small sampling of the beautiful homes we walked past in under an hour.

On to the gardens and moss-draped trees.

Someone's front yard in Beaufort
Someone’s front yard in Beaufort
Cedar Tree (not like ours at home)
Cedar Tree (not like ours at home)
Cedar
Cedar
Phill walking down your average street in Beaufort
Phill walking down your average street in Beaufort
Average Street - imagine how fun Halloween is in this town?
Average Street – imagine how fun Halloween is in this town?
Garden
Garden
Just somebody's back yard
Just somebody’s back yard
That somebody's back yard
That somebody’s back yard

The live oak trees were probably the most impressive. I’ve maxed out the pictures in this post already, so I’ll save the oaks for our Savannah post.

‘Til then…

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4 Responses to Beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina

  1. Patricia Cassidy-Hortop says:

    Wow! Your photos are so beautiful. I do the same thing when walking around in different places, taking a pic of every home, yard, front door etc. Thanks for taking them and sharing. We’re really enjoying your blog and pics. The yard at the NSC is filling up for winter storage. Crane haul out is this coming weekend. Always a sad time because winter is coming. Continue to sail safe. Patricia & David

  2. Kally says:

    Thinking of you as Hurricane Sandy moves closer…stay safe and keep in touch!

  3. Patricia Cassidy-Hortop says:

    I agree with Kally . . . stay well tied up behind a breakwater as winds with Hurricane Sandy will be strong. Be safe.

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