In Beaufort, Planning to Move Southward

Yes, Dear Readers-

It has been quite the dry spell without internet. We spent two days in Campbell Creek at the dock of a friend. It would be nice to say that we stayed to enjoy a long visit. No, Dear Readers, we were held there by the weather. But we are not ones to ignore a fine opportunity. We visited. We were offered a ride to the grocery that we accepted with alacrity. Being good planners, we made it to the store and back in between the intermittent showers. But, this location was far from any cell towers. We had trouble getting even text messages to work.

Monday dawned bright and beautiful. 

We headed out, but not too early. After all, R E Mayo Seafood did not open until 8 AM. 

One of the joys of traveling on the ICW is visiting truly local establishments. This place offers docks and free WiFi so that you can stop to buy seafood. And, yes, Dear Readers, that is a real shrimp boat out there. They catch and sell their own. You can buy them fresh or frozen. I saw a worker walking around with a FISH in his hand! We bought frozen - fresh still had heads on those shrimp!

We then headed off to Beaufort. But first we had to cross the Neuse River. Yesterday, it was a bit bumpy.

No, I did not adjust this picture. Those are white caps out beyond the dingy. Yes, the boat is not level. It will be the last picture of the Neuse because I went down to my cabin to take a nap.

I came out of my cabin as we got closer to Beaufort. We love Beaufort, NC. It's a quirky little town with a Main Street that runs right along the docks. The town marina gives each crew member a wooden nickel good for a beer or wine at the Dock Restaurant.  It's a really popular place with everyone.

This visit, we were at the very end of the docks. Those really big yachts took up all the prime spots. We did have our free drink - and some awesome nachos. They were so big that they ended up being dinner. We walked them off. We then had dessert at Clawson's. Those desserts were just as awesome as the nachos. A great way to end the evening, if you ask me.