Rock me like a hurricane

Greetings from Beaufort (Be-you-fert) South Carolina, where we are precariously tied to the very outside dock of a marina, which is perfectly aligned to allow us to fully experience the 1984 hit by the Scorpions entitled "Rock Me Like a Hurricane." It is not technically a hurricane, but when the toaster oven and the coffee maker become deadly projectiles, it seems that way.

We have been cruising up the coast, from Key West now to Beaufort, soaking up the history and geography as well as soaking up a fair bit of salt spray. The locals tell us all the wind and waves are distinctly unusual. Gubmi...