Jeff wrote:

* Rosalie B. wrote, On 8/6/2007 9:12 AM:
... in
2000 when we made our first trip down the ICW (and the only time that
we had anything to do with Beaufort by boat because I think the
marinas are too expensive - we anchored )
http://p.vtourist.com/953637-Beaufor...e-Beaufort.jpg


Its funny how impressions can be different. We were there at the same
time (we met in the Dismal Swamp) and remember Beaufort, NC as one of

Yes I remember you - I have a pictures of you and your boat.
http://p.vtourist.com/807785-Bob_tal...State_Park.jpg

At that time we were still trying to anchor out much of the time. But
after that trip we mostly gave up anchoring and went into marinas
because we could eat dinner out. Exceptions being GA and the river
around Melbourne. My information at the time was that the marinas in
Morehead City were cheaper. Also Bob was not at all interested (i.e.
he absolutely refused to do it) in anchoring with two anchors which
was the information I had about anchoring there because of the
current. We anchored in Town Creek instead

the highlites of our trip. A nice museum, a good bookstore, several
good shops, good restaurants, entertainment, all across the street.

A lot of people really love Beaufort. So we did Beaufort later by car
when we were staying in a condo on Atlantic Beach. We drove out to
the NPS Cape Lookout lighthouse site (it was too rough and cold to do
the boat trip at that time (March) although the wind surfers were
having a good time.
http://p.vtourist.com/2002275-Kite_b...ntic_Beach.jpg
The museum was nice.

We tried to do the historic houses tour but the flyer provided was far
inferior to the one given out by the other Beaufort (SC) and the
people in the visitor's center/historical society were less friendly.
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/c92c3/8/ I just wasn't all
that thrilled with Beaufort.

An island with wild horses is a short dinghy ride away. The marina
had a courtesy car for going to the market. I was starting to check
out local real estate! Of course we may have been biased because our
then 5 year old met up with some of her friends from Elizabeth City.
And, our previous stop was Belhaven, were the marina seemed like
something out of the Addams Family.

..Which marina was that? We went to Robb's (which has gone out of
business) because it was cheap and available. We've also been to
Dowry Creek - never been to River Forest except to eat dinner once
when it was my birthday and no other restaurants were open.

We almost always go to Oriental between Belhaven and the next place