Swan Point Marina - Beaufort Docks, Beaufort NC, May 6

We got underway this morning at 8 a.m. and had a pretty easy 46.2 mile trip. We passed by the Camp Le Jeune Marine base and its firing range. The ICW is sometimes closed if the firing range is in use by the marines. The Navy also uses this range since the range in the Spanish Virgin Islands was closed.

We arrived at the Beaufort Docks at 2:00 and were happy to find that our inverter had arrived. Darrell installed it right away, however it took awhile because it is in a very awkward place to work.

We were trailed by a U.S. Coast Guard boat as we were coming into Beaufort. We were wondering if we would be boarded and checked. We’ve heard that has been happening frequently this year.