Another great day laid ahead of us as we drove North to Historic Beaufort (pronounced: Bofurt), after a leisurely morning taking care of some paperwork…
I don’t know why it is, but we seem to be sleeping in later these days…
Sometimes even until after 8:00...
Maybe it’s the sun, sand, and salt air? Who knows, and who cares? If it feels good… Do it!
So… That was off the beaten path…
E X C U S E me… I do carry on some times… Don’t I?
Anyway, I was talking about Beaufort…
What a quaint, old town… We’re talking incorporation in 1709 (I know that doesn‘t impress our European followers, but here… Well, it‘s pretty old), and quite a few of the homes built in the early to mid-1700s are still standing… Don’t rightly know how that happened, ‘cause, I’m sure there must’ve been a hurricane, or two, or three? sweeping the area from then to now… No matter, they (the homes) are still here, and stand as a testament to good construction, if nothing else… (Maybe some good luck?)…
We were “greeted” with free parking, right at the water’s edge, and strolled the town’s Boardwalk (which runs the length of the downtown “core” (maybe a quarter mile long)…
There are small shops, boutiques, and eateries everywhere… We explored it all… I think…
Shot a lot of pictures, of course… Some which didn’t turn out, but most will show you what we experienced today…
We love little places like this!
Not much more you can add to that…
Lu tried to get a haircut in one of those wonderful salons (situated up on the second floor of some rickety building), but was unable “get in” today… Guess she’ll have to stay hairy a bit longer…
We stopped in at “Clawson’s” restaurant (Lu had read about this place on the internet), but it was located on the “wrong” side of the street, and when we poked our heads in, we found it too dark for our taste, so we “skipped“ across to the Boardwalk, found the DOCK HOUSE, climbed the stairs to the open balcony, where we found a table in the corner… There’s just no way you can beat having the sun warm you while you eat…
Don’t rightly know how long we spent here in Beaufort, but it was time for a short nap when we got home, after which we sauntered around the RV Park for a while… Found it to be enormous… Has it’s own boat launch, a fish cleaning station, a couple of swimming pools, a couple of man-made lakes, and hundreds of “park model” homes, along with hundreds of open places for tourists like us… Very impressive!
We’re now about to partake in a delicious shrimp salad, which Lu just finished fixing, so my time is up…
Going to Swansboro (founded in 1783) tomorrow… Will let you know how that goes…
In the meanwhile, take care, and keep an eye on our Blog…
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