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Cruise 2017 Adventure
November 24th, 2018
Dolphin

November 24th, 2018
A Perfect Day

Beaufort to Willmington served up the perfect day for we had clear skies and an open sea. When I say an open sea it is said with an expanding chest after being cooped up in Chesapeake bay for so long. I cant tell you how nice it was to feel a swell under and to have blue as opposed to brown water under the keel. It was a long day with lots to keep boredom at bay. We started off under Gennaker, changed to Spinnaker and after a short motor ended up beating into a fresh wind. Squeezed between the fun of all the sail changes we were buzzed by a fighter jet, visited by dolphin and shared it all with Mitch and Ian on Mahina. Curtains fell one the perfect day with a safe anchorage, glass of wine and a good sleep.
November 24th, 2018
Name

Another eccentric name for the list
November 24th, 2018
Flower

This lovely splash of colour was completely unexpected as we walked about the nature reserve for its cold here and it was conjured out of sand - how anything grows is beyond me.
November 24th, 2018
Beaufort

We had a lovely day in Beaufort which is a very picturesque and welcoming town. Linda volunteered to give us a lift back to the boat with a ton of shopping. On top of that there is a great little Maritime Museum that is free and features Black Beard who lurked about theses parts. In fact they have just discovered his flagship in the entrance to the harbour. The picture of Pearl is taken looking back at Beafort from a nature reserve that we explored in the afternoon.
November 20th, 2018
Beaufort

We arrived in Beaufort on a lovely sunny day and a stunning anchorage. As we sat in the sun in our shorts we watched Egret feeding in the reeds as dolphin cruised about the good ship Pearl. Just magic and a fitting end to our Alice in Wonderland like dive into the ICW. What a great five days.
November 20th, 2018
Fishing

As we closed Beaufort and the coast we started to see the fishing industry - love the atmosphere in this picture for it captures one of the many facets of the ICW
November 20th, 2018
Commercial Traffic

Although there is nothing like the commercial traffic that must have used the ICW back in the day you do come across the odd barge.