The Taylor's Creek anchorage is spectacular; from wild dolphins to wild horses, to croaker fish creating a racket at night in our hulls. It's the Bahamas without the crystal clear water. And, it's home country for Brown. He spent every summer down here fishing, scuba diving, and living life on the water. It holds incredible memories and the deep friendships formed 30 years ago resurfaced as strong as ever.
This video is a bit of a hodgepodge of events. So much happened while we were in town and we wanted to honor all those who stopped by to say hello as well as those who drove us around, invited us to their homes, gave us free reign of their laundry room, or dropped off a bag of fresh raked clams for us.
We also sated our culinary desires with a trip to Chapel Hill to see Brown's parents and to Costco. We loaded up...overloaded up, is more accurate. And, we started to realize that our electrical issue on the boat was probably a lightning strike that would not fix itself. Ah, the complexities of boat life. But, while we were waiting for the instrument replacements, we took full advantage of the enjoying the beautiful town of Beaufort and learning about it's rich history.
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After being delayed in Beaufort due to a lightning strike, the creators spent extra time exploring the historic town, visiting family and friends, and managing a massive shipment of supplies. The experience blended local history, nature excursions to see wild horses, and the logistical challenge of transporting dozens of boxes of goods back to their boat.
Hey guys, thanks so much for watching our videos. We really appreciate it and we
wanted to preface this one with just letting you know
it might feel a little bit disjointed because there's a lot of
little things happening while we were in Beaufort especially because we were
extended in our time there due to the lightning strike. So
we know you're going to enjoy the video just wanted to let you know that in
advance and we celebrate every person who came to
visit us in Beaufort and we just want to say thank
you for making us feel so incredibly welcome. Enjoy the video.
The wild horses are finally out on Carrot Island so we're gonna go run over
and go see them. And hopefully we'll run into some dolphins along the way.
Yes. We love the Taylor Creek Anchorage. We love Taylor Creek.
After processing the fact that we were struck by lightning and realizing we
would be in Beaufort a lot longer than we had planned,
we decided to maximize our time with friends, family,
and enjoying the historic town. Anchored in Taylor's Creek,
we were in the perfect location to enjoy both nature
and the town of Beaufort. To the east, the creek abuts Carrot Island,
a nature reserve famous for its herd of wild horses.
And to the west, the restaurants and historic buildings on Front Street
provided a perpetual hum of chatter and laughter.
Established in 1709 and named after Henry Somerset,
Duke of Beaufort, the town is the third oldest town in the state
with a residential population of about 4,000
and a high influx of traffic during the summer months.
Originally a fishing village and port of safety dating from the late 1600s,
Beaufort has been visited by patriots, merchants, and skilled craftsmen
who built beautiful homes and ships. Approximately 150 of the restored
historic homes bear plaques noting names of the town's
earliest known owners and dates of original construction.
During the Civil War, Beaufort was invaded by the Union forces who quickly
gained control of the town and set up headquarters. Occupied by
Union forces for the majority of the war,
the town suffered little damage to the buildings and residences.
The Old Burying Ground, established in the early 1700s,
is a beautiful cemetery replete with stories of both heroism
and tragedy. The earliest graves were marked with shell,
brick, or wooden slabs and vaulted graves were characteristic of this period,
bricked over in an attempt to protect them from high water
and wild animals. The early economy of Beaufort was based on the use of natural
resources in the area. Hence, fishing, whaling, shipbuilding,
and farming were the chief economic activities.
Now, Beaufort's economy depends heavily on tourism.
This is the coolest anchorage, isn't it? It's just magical.
Oh, look at them boys. We've just left our beautiful boat. We're
headed to Chapel Hill to go see Brown's parents. I haven't
seen them in two years. So we've got all this laundry
and some donations to Goodwill. Off we go to lunch to the Mediterranean
Deli. Good stuff. Can't wait. Super hungry.
I would like brownie bits and Reese's Puffs and some of these
little thingamajiggins over here. We're at the
Ogre Pump and this started my freshman year in
college and it's still open and hasn't changed a bit.
Dad, where's your Santa Claus suit? You can hand out the...
This is just so cute. That is really cute. That is cute. We have to tell them we
got it. Thanks to Brown's parents, we were able
to ship about 40 boxes of essential goods to their house
and we spent about two hours opening boxes, consolidating,
and then packing our car. Whoa, look at all this stuff. How did you get all this
stuff on the boat, sweetie? A lot of digging trips.
Let's see what else we got here. Oh my goodness.
Well, we are on the way back from Chapel Hill and as you can see behind us,
there is no room. It reminds us of the tale of two cities
where we had products shipped to St. Martin and
we have probably bought too much and the bad thing is
it's raining and we've got to put all this stuff on the dinghy, take it
over in the rain. Not gonna be pretty, but you
know we signed up for this. We think we're gonna be able to do this in
three loads. Of course, it's just beginning to rain
and it'll be a little bit of a mess if it does, but we're gonna get it done.
So here we go. It's not a far distance. It's just over there.
That's right. Good night. All right, load one. Here we go.
She'll hold a bunch. Almost like Christmas.
Load two coming up. All right, load two. I think we're gonna do it in three.
Let's hope. Beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Wow, we can actually see the bottom of boxes now.
This is awesome. Now we have the joy of unpacking. Third and final.
Oh my goodness, look at all this. Everywhere. Making some progress
after a lot of moving of stuff.
Kitchen's a bit overrun at the moment, but it's all good. So this morning we've
got to return the car and it is literally
pouring rain and it's not warm. So we're getting ready to
go in and get that done. Oh my goodness, yuck.
This is such a mess. Cardboard and water. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Two angels
appeared out of nowhere. This rental car is soaked.
My goodness.
Oh my gosh.
Wow, she has a new home. She does. Amazing. Thank you, Jess and Suzanne.
The Washburn family for this amazing gift. We love it.
Y'all warmed our hearts. We're going to pay it forward.
We really appreciate you guys and we're going to think of you every single time
we use it, which is going to be a lot. All right, have my cuz Bobby come in
with Karen, his wife. Oh, so excited. Here they are.
Yeah. I see the wild horses. There they go.
Give me some man love.
Eli said if you're catching what you, if you were eating what you caught, you'd
be like a lot thinner. So Jack, a buddy I hadn't seen in
forever, has just opened up the city to us
and we are at his place. He's renting from Vicki B's and we're
walking down the beach to go see Parker. We buried your pallets. Parker hadn't seen
Brown in 25 years. Oh no. He doesn't even know we're walking over to see him but
he's up there. Parker Johnson. Really fun. We have been
welcomed to Beaufort by someone who follows us on
Facebook and wanted to just do something nice. She owns a
seafood store. This is Connie. Connie, first I want you to tell us
what's the name of your shop? Outerbank Seafood. Outerbank Seafood.
And here's some clams for your little voyage out.
You're so sweet. Don't leave them in the bag. I did that so I wouldn't get in my car.
Someone's a happy camper. Hey, what are you welcome?
You're getting in just in time.
