Beaufort, North Carolina

We spent 4 days in Beaufort North Carolina at the Town Creek Marina, a family owned business.  The staff was very professional and friendly.  We had a great meal at the City Kitchen right at the marina.  

                                

We sat way down at the end overlooking the bay.

The next day we used the courtesy car to do our provisioning.  The rest of our stay was playing tourist.

For the uninitiated Beaufort is pronounced Bofort, with a long ‘o’ not to be confused with Beaufort, SC (Byufort as in ‘you’).  Beaufort is another one of those picturesque eastern seaboard places with a long history, established in 1709.  They have plenty of old houses on the historic registry to prove it.   The area originally began to grow as British ships used the port to load and unload supplies. Beaufort was once called Fishport because fishing was and still is an important industry for the area.

Beaufort was having a Wooden Boat Show which we were able to enjoy.

Flat Head Drifter

We also came at the right time for the Farmers Market.  I never seem to hit farmers markets at the right time so I was thrilled. 

                                           

Blackbeard himself came back for a day of frolic but I was disappointed not to see the fuses in his hair😊.

Blackbeard is on the left

The rest of the pirate gang

The Queen Anne's Revenge sank near Beaufort, NC believed by many to have been sunk by Blackbeard himself.  It was discovered in 1996 and many artifacts from the sunken vessel can be viewed in the North Carolina Maritime Museum.  

 That's all for today, see you next in the Dismal Swamp👀....................................