Beaufort was much more alive in June. On the way down the town was pretty empty. We stayed in Beaufort for an extra day because of Thunderstorms. They would end up haunting me for the next week.
I think we may have been hit in Beaufort harbor. There was incredibly loud bang and everything outside flashed red. The anonometer never worked again after that.
We left the next day despite the chance of more T-storms. Nicole had a flight back to NY for new teacher orientation and we needed to make it to Oriental to get her close to the airport.
When we got to Oriental we found the town dock (5 feet of water alongside at mlw) past all the shrimp boats directly in front of
The Bean. The Bean is an amazing coffee shop (they use frozen coffee ice cubes in the ice coffee - brilliant.) There were a number of liveaboards that hang out at The Bean and are happy to lend a hand and happy to see a cruiser passing through. One liveaboard even offered to give Nicole a ride to the Airport the next day.
Of other nautical interest is an amazing marine consignment store about a half mile from the town dock. I wish I had found it on the way south. They had charts, cruising guides, outboards, stoves, heads and anything else you can think of.
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| It was pretty at the town dock, but it didn't always smell great |
Oriental is a great stop for a cruising sailor and well postioned between Beaufort and Belhaven.
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