A spectacular day in "Bohfert" with clear blue skies, sunshine and breezy. We got right to the task at hand this morning - Mark scrubbed Catrina and I cleaned inside and got things all tidy! Then we were off to shop a bit (he got a new pair of boat shoes) and we had lunch at the Dock House (shared a Cajun grouper pita) - yummy! Then we bought a few things at Taylor's Creek, a gourmet grocery/deli, and brought back to the boat. At 1:30, we boarded the double decker London-style bus for our 45-minute historical tour of Beaufort. Learned lots of history and so enjoyed the stories behind the lovely old homes.
Our bus and narrator, Bob
Typical white picket fence surrounding homes in Beaufort. Their purpose was to keep the livestock in (especially pigs) and if any escaped, they were free game for neighbors to take as their own to slaughter, keeping 1/2 for themselves and giving 1/2 to charity.
After the tour, Mark and I walked thru the old burying ground - we've always been fascinated by the very old gravestones, names, dates, etc. Sooo many babies and young children.
A father took his daughter to sea in the 1800's and promised her mother he would return her safely. But the little girl (last name of Slew) died on the ship and he just could not dispose of her overboard (the normal procedure), so he bought a keg of rum from the Captain and buried her inside. When they returned to Beaufort, the little girl was given a proper burial and to this day, her grave is adorned with flowers, shells, beads, stuffed animals, and other trinkets that children leave after hearing about her fate.
Another interesting fact about this charming town is that it's the 3rd oldest in NC
(Bath is #1 and Edenton, #2) and in 2012, Beaufort's claim to fame was the distinction of being named the "Coolest Small Town in America".
Speaking of Bath, our neighbors yesterday/last night were Pat (guy) and Gail from Bath who are traveling on their sailboat with their 13-year old grandson from Charlotte. Fun visiting with them, and talking about places we've both been to and enjoyed
Mark and Barbara came from New Bern at 5:00 for a great visit (sat on Catrina's bridge and had wine and snacks) and then to The Blue Moon Bistro for a fabulous dinner. Our friends Glen and Paula who are on their boat traveling ahead of us had eaten here a few weeks ago celebrating their anniversary and gave it a 5* rating. Yesterday, some gals in a store said "it was theeeee best in Beaufort", So.....we 4 celebrated our anniversaries (#36 for Mark and Barbara on June 10th and #44 coming up for us on the 28th). Dinner was very, very good!!!
The Blue Moon is located in the historic Dill House built in 1827
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