Don't Make This Mistake! Tales of a Drunken Sailor

Sunset in Beaufort, South Carolina. This is a 'Free Day Dock.' You can stay till 2 AM. When you're a drunk sailor and the bars close. We got back to the boat after 2 AM, a LOT drunker than usual, and fell into bed, thinking 'They wont kick us out at this hour. Nooooo wayyy.' At 3 AM there was loud knocking on the hull, and a strong spotlight in my eyes. A uniformed officer told us to vacate the dock IMMEDIATELY or face a $1,200 fine. Yikes, that expensive. He wasn't friendly about it, and he saw no humor in our predicament. So much for southern hospitality! Sooo, we decided to vacate, despite darkness and rumfoggy thinking. We bravely said we'd just get a very early start on the day and head further south. But we didn't make it far before we picked up an empty mooring ball and immediately fell back into bed.