Left Swansboro with winds up to 25 mph and Ken fought the current and wind getting out of the slip.
To add to the challenge we were told that there was a shoal behind the boat so he did not have much room to maneuver. Rather tense, but Captain Ken saved the day and we headed to Morehead.
Shared a rental car with Rita and John and the next morning we were off to Beaufort to explore the 1709 town. Beaufort has a very interesting historical center with over 100 homes preserved in their original state, many built in the early 1800's. The small harbor is lined with interesting stores, a huge boat building workshop and a fascinating maritime museum. The North Carolina Maritime museum displayed artifacts from Blackbeard's sunken ship the Queen Ann's Revenge. In 1718 the pirate Blackbeard terrorized shipping along the North Carolina coast, taking up to nine vessels.
The climax of his terrorist activities occurred in Charleston, with a week-long blockade of the harbor. A month after that action, in June 1718 it is believed he ran Queen Ann's Revenge aground in Beaufort Inlet. In 1996 the remains were discovered and to this day they are still bringing up artifacts from the ship ruins in 20 feet of water.
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Ken drooling over the boat workshop, which is known to restore historical boats.    died at sea after visiting London and her body was stored in a rum barrel for burial.      |
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| We dined at the Sanitary Restaurant and the food was OK but the 5 layer chocolate cake was the best. John displayed a surrender flag because the cake won. We could not finish the dessert |
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