Our slip assignment was a port turn between these two big boys and against the bulkhead, stern in to port slip which was challenging due to strong current and gusty winds but we made it look easy with an audience watching on the boardwalk.
First order of business after showers and cool down was a shopping trip to the stores directly across the street from the marina. 
The main street had several restaurants and we decided to stop and have an appetizer until dinner.
Our traveling friends, Barb & Skip (left to right).
The admiral of our ship and her captain.
A visit to the Maritime Museum was very interesting. This building on the waterfront across from the museum is a boat building operation part of the museum and still in business.
The museum had many displays regarding the evolution of boat building.
It also included displays of old outboards,
This area up though the Outer Banks is a ship graveyard and this is one of the vehicles they have used to located them.
There was a major display area regarding Blackbeard the pirate and his ship the Queen Ann's Revenge. This is a model of that boat.
We try to take historic tours of these southern towns and this was no exception. 
Beaufort has many homes dating back into the 1700's & 1800's.
We met a couple from Arkansas that are on a large catamaran, Mike & Nancy, on the tour and joined them along with Skip and Barb for dinner at the Dock Restaurant. A very enjoyable evening that ended with a tour of their sail boat. Do to the size of their mast (nearly 65 feet) they are sailing outside the AICW and headed for Cape Cod. Tomorrow we plan to head on to Oriental which will be across the Neuse River.
Our location tonight is:
N34 42.949 W76 39.863
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