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Day #291 - Beaufort, NC

It rained all night long.  We got so much rain that it set a record, 2.4 inches.  When it rains that hard and that long boats tell you where the weak spots are and the VIP stateroom sprung a small leak.  No damage done, but when it stops raining we will have to find out where the leak is coming from.

Good News sits at the dock in Beaufort and it has rained hard all day. Oh, and did I mention today is windy and the high was 55?!?!?!

We decided the take advantage of the courtesy car and head out to do a few errands.  They gave us what they call the Roadmonster.  It was a bit like driving a boat but it did the trick and we ran errands and were back on the boat in a little over an hour.

After our chores we walked into town and found a great little lunch spot.  They had the best (self proclaimed) hamburgers in North Carolina.  Not having eaten the others we had to agree, they were pretty good.

After lunch we decided to walk around in the rain and do a little strolling and shopping.

We aren’t very good at keeping ourselves busy on rainy days as we haven’t had many.  This is how we kept ourselves entertained…Andy did computer time

and I cooked.  Tomorrow is our anniversary so I decided to treat Andy and make him his favorite meal, Colby Casserole.  That may be as good as it gets in Beaufort, NC.

We are scheduled to leave for Oriental, NC in the morning, but the dockmaster called and said that no boats are leaving as the winds are expected to be high.  So, they may not have room for us.  If that is the case, we will spend one more day in Beaufort.  Patti is feeling a little under the weather today so that may work out fine anyway.  Stay posted as the excitement unfolds.

As a reward for spending a rainy day in port, we were treated to a beautiful sunset.