Betty and JB in their Subaru and us in the Blue Goose departed Fayetteville for the Coast.
Tom took us through rural areas of Eastern North Carolina through Jacksonville, a big US Marine town, through Morehead City and on to Beaufort, a wonderful old historical seaside town.
It was in the vicinity of Beaufort that Blackbeard the Pirate's ship, Queen Anne's Revenge was sunk in the early 1700's. There are quite a few artifacts in the local maritime museum which we visited after a great long lunch at the Waterfront Bar which overlooks local anchorage. There was a great deal of activity with people fishing, sailing, tourist boats...plenty to watch. We also took a walk along the boardwalk checking out boats on the various marinas. The stars were a 90 foot motor yacht from the Cayman Islands and two old timber schooners.
We drove on to Cedar Island to board the ferry to Ocracoke the next morning. We spent the evening watching an amazing sunset and walking along the beach.
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