I had Pat Conroy as a teacher for a semester of my senior year in 1968/9. Just before his time teaching on Daufuski Island (’The Water is Wide’). His parents and mine were nodding acquaintances, both being military retirees.
As for Beaufort & hurricanes, it is far more of a miss than a hit, probably by its location. By my research, Beaufort County has only been hit by 6 hurricanes since 1960 although it has been threatened far more times than that. Being tucked into that notch and with the Gulf Stream moving well offshore, there seems to be some comfort in that location. Now watch 2020 make a liar here!
“”I had Pat Conroy as a teacher for a semester of my senior year in 1968/9. “”
Amazing! The friends I mentioned, we met in the early ‘90’s in CA where we lived until retirement...The last time I talked to the gal I worked with there, was after one of the storms when obozo was president and there was flooding in Beaufort and it was all Nikki Haley’s fault. Of course it was...They probably helped to put Biden on the map yesterday or whenever. UGH!