Blogs from Beaufort, North Carolina, United States, North America

Coastal Riverside Campground, Beaufort, North Carolina It was a long drive yesterday - a little over 300 miles. We went 100 miles southeast back down to the coast, and caught US17 at Myrtle Beach. Although not as fast as using interstates, we enjoyed looking at the beach towns as we moved up the coast into North Carolina. Threading our way in between towns and around the bigger cities we made it to our campground here in Beaufort, North Carolina, on another sea island. In between Myrtle Beach and Wilmington, we passed signs for Ocean Isle Beach which brought back very pleasant memories. I went to graduate school in North Carolina in Chapel Hill some forty years ago. While there, I used to organize beach parties for myself and fellow grad students. I rented a house right ... read more

Geo: 34.7181, -76.6642The was the stop where we waited for the boys to arrive. They drove down from TO and then I continued south in their car, while the boys sailed the boat. Nov. 9th, 2013 – Four hours to Beaufort, NCHello everyone!Just a hop, skip and a jump today, to Beaufort, where we are at the town docks waiting for Randy and Jimmy to arrive. We expect them to arrive around 11pm.It was a VERY roll-y ride across the Neuse River today. Thank goodness it was a VERY short crossing. Once in the canal, we were fine, but BOY! were we rocking for a little while. The rest of the trip was smooth, against the current, but no worries.Beaufort is proving to be as hospitable as the rest of NC, welcoming us with open arms! ... read more

As Marty mentioned, we tied up to a dock safely- and that dock was in Beaufort North Carolina. Beaufort is apparently the third oldest city in North Carolina. This is a very nice city with a lot of history, and a lot of pride in their heritage homes and buildings. It has been very well restored, and it is certainly a beautiful quiet place to be if you have to be somewhere for a few days. The public dock is in the old restored part of town, so there are restaurants and gift shops right in front of your boat.... a lot of them are still open even in this very dead time of year. Most houses have the year they were built on the front, and some date back to 1706. The burial grounds are ... read more

Bonjour à toute la famille et à tous les amis qui nous accompagnent tout au long de notre voyage. Pour ceux que cela intéresse, j'ai ajouté au blog une carte qui représente à peu près le trajet parcouru depuis note départ jusqu'à ce jour. Nous sommes entrés dans l’ICW cette semaine et nous y serons pour les 4 prochaines semaines, destination la Floride (Miami se trouve à 1 086 milles terrestres à partir du mille 0 débutant à Norfolk, VA ). De là, nous traverserons le Golf Stream pour touché les BAHAMAS (ouf!). Lundi le 25 octobre : Journée relax, nuageuse mais relativement chaude et humide (70 F). Nous empruntons les vélos de la marina (Deltaville Boatyard) afin de nous rendre au village (situé à 2,5 milles) pour y faire des petites courses et fouiner dans ... read more

Good day to all, We are currently sitting in Beaufort North Carolina, Since we last wrote to you, we left Sandwich MA and have sailed all the way to Cape May. NJ, via New York, then down to Cape May NJ, up the Delaware and down the Chesapeake and to Beaufort via the ICW . When leaving Sandwich, the timing for passing through the canal must be properly timed since there are very strong currents pushing (or pulling) you through. Once you come to the end of the canal, into Buzzards Bay, you must ensure the weather is in your favour since the waves, combined with the current in the bay, make for strong rip tides that churn around your vessel and make the ride quite bumpy (like being in a washing machine). The sailing ... read more