Day #58: Some days, and with no planning, things just go right. So it was today. Our departure from Swansboro was planned for after the coffee was ready. I know I should be saying that we looked at the weather charts and consulted the tide tables before getting underway. Nope, it was all about the coffee. Normally there's a price to pay for this cavalier disregard of good seamanship. Instead we were rewarded with a 1.5 knot lift all the way to Beaufort. It's disheartening to think that even if we planned we couldn't have done that we'll.
Looking over my emails just after dinner I found one with the subject, 'Welcome to Beaufort'. It was from Cathy and Kevin McKee who live here and who are pictured above. The McKee's are long time sailors who are now contemplating an Victory Tug. We've corresponded for several years but never met face-to-face. I'm glad to say that was rectified this evening when we hosted them aboard Nellie.
At anchor in Taylor Creek, Beaufort, NC, 25nm today and 1217nm thus far. DBH.
