3rd Wedding Anniversary, Days 3 & 4: Folly Beach and Beaufort, SC

On the third day of our trip, we checked out of the Notso Hostel and made the 20 minute drive to Folly Beach. It is a very cute little beach town with an amazing fishing pier, several restaurants and a few shops. There is a gift shop on the pier where you can pay to fish or you can just walk the pier, like we did, and enjoy the view.  

We had breakfast at Black Magic Cafe and after a short walk on the main street, we decided that we had seen all that Folly Beach had to offer! It would be great on a warm day to visit the beach and the bars in the area, but it was pretty cold and windy that day so we decided to make the 2 hour drive to our B&B in Beaufort.

I have always wanted to stay in a bed and breakfast and so, for this trip, we decided to spend one night at the Rhett House Inn in Beaufort. We were greeted with lemonade, iced tea and cookies before being shown to our room. After we had settled, they had complimentary champagne to enjoy on the expansive front porch. The view is slightly marred by a parking lot and Best Western directly in front of the Inn, but it was nice to relax anyway. 

After our relaxation, we used the bicycles provided by the Rhett House (AWESOME perk for us) to see all the beautiful old houses and views of the water. Our bike rides always seem to end in a drink or snack somewhere and this one was no exception! In no time we found ourselves at a free barbecue put on by Hemingway's Bistro. They offer the grill to drinking customers on Sundays so we helped ourselves to some food while we sipped white wine spritzers (I can't help myself) and Jameson's on the rocks (definitely Ryan) and played a little bit of cornhole (Ryan won!).

(View from our table at Hemingways)

(Biking in Beaufort)

While it was nice to be in such a slow moving, relaxing place after the hustle of Charleston, I have to warn you that Beaufort is not for adventure seekers! After biking around for about an hour, we had pretty much seen everything, including a neat old church and cemetery, The Parish Church of St. Helena.

The Rhett House provides appetizers (several cheeses, olives and crackers) and desserts (pecan pie, chocolate cake, key lime cake) in the evening, which was delicious, but by the time we were ready to head out to find dinner, it was 8:30 pm and the sleepy town of Beaufort had fallen asleep.

Handy tip: DRIVE in Beaufort at night. There is no shortage of parking! If you walk, you may find yourself rushing to make it to a Thai restaurant before they close at 9, you'll order your food to go because you feel badly that they close in 10 minutes and the restaurant is deserted. Then you'll end up eating your last romantic dinner of your trip on the bed in your room. 

 The next morning, we really were looking forward to the 2nd B of our B&B, but we were sadly disappointed by the lackluster breakfast offered at the Rhett House Inn. Maybe our expectations were too high but it was a let down to be offered something as boring as eggs, french toast or raisin bran. Maybe I could give their kitchen some handy tips like: provide fruit or add some creativity to your menu ;)

All in all, our stay in Beaufort was a lovely experience and I would highly recommend a short trip there to anyone looking for a short getaway from Jacksonville or anywhere else. Where should we go next year for our Anniversary Trip? The only rule is that is has to be somewhere we've never been before....