Day 18 - Beaufort Docks to Adam's Creek (15.3 nm, 5:36 hrs.)

A sad day - departing Beaufort.  Met Captain Ron Smith around 9:30am. He is a friend of Mike Beale's and Mike had told me to look him up. He owns a 45' sail/charter boat and a marina in Moorehead City.  Took Beaufort Docks courtesy car to grocery store about 3 miles away and provisioned for the trip home.   Went to the Royal James for lunch and then to 5 local antique shops.  Then went back to the Maritime museum (had been there just before closing yesterday) for the noon movie.  Left the dock around 1pm and cleared the draw bridge at the South end of the "docks" at 1:30pm.  Anchored in Turner creek waiting for the tide to change direction and "help" me go north.  It has puzzled me that it seems the current is always flowing south.  It's either flowing south at 3 knots or at 1 knot but seems to never reverse as the charts show.  So I motored against a 1 to 1.5 knot current all the way back up to Adams Creek where I anchored for the night with three other large sailing vessels.  After anchoring, I was entertained by lots of playful dauphins who were swimming all around the boat.

Captain Ron times 2

Leaving Beaufort behind

RS is just north of Beaufort.  It is out in the middle of a fairly large "bay" but marks the split of two narrow channels that have 1 to 2' depths on each side.  You don't want to mess up here!

 This one missed me.  At least it's nice to be able to see them coming.