We left Oriental Marina around 9 a.m. and arrived in Beaufort, NC, around 2 p.m., which gave us time to enjoy the town. It's a really neat seashore town. It was beautiful and sunny today. The sun finally came out, after a few days of overcast. It felt great but the glare made it really hard to see. A 2 x 6 piece of lumber with nails was floating in the water and we hit it. No damage, thank God!
Chuck and I walked with Jazzy in and out of the shops and I bought a few shirts.
Then we walked back to the boat and Chuck took Jazzy to the beach in the dinghy and I walked back to the shops that didn't allow pets and to the post office.
A woman came by the boat selling homemade banana nut bread, cinnamon cake and pumpkin bread. Chuck bought the first two and Wayne bought the third.
We ate dinner outside at the Dock House Restaurant, then walked back to our boat for coffee and cake.
I connected with my old friend, Mike Loch, formerly of TAPCO, a web printer that I worked with for years who relocated to Wilmington, NC. We're meeting him for dinner on Thursday night when staying in Wrightsville and he generously offered to bring us a car and leave it for us to use on Friday.
I'm excited about seeing him after 6 or so years since he closed TAPCO, to be a liveaboard on his 42 ft. trawler and taking the trip we're on now. He and his wife, Joan, are now retailers of handcrafted glass and metal art in their new business venture, Crescent Moon, in Wilmington, Check out their Web site, http://www.crescentmoonnc.com/.
A special happy birthday to my friend Stacey's twins, Abby and Josh, who turned 4 today!
Tomorrow another short day to Swansboro, NC.
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