June 18, 2012 Oriental, NC

We left Beaufort, N.C. this morning after catching the 9 a.m. lift bridge out of the Town Creek Marina. See the lift bridge below. Always a very friendly bridge tender every time we have gone through this bridge. Always complementing the Captain and saying a kind word about what a nice sail boat we have!

We passed by these bright red fishing trawlers. It is always fun to see them at sea with their nets down trawling for fish. 

We passed by this freighter which was a docked not far from the Phosphate plant.

Below are the huge chuts that carry the phosphate from the storage tanks to the docked freighter.

Finally we are on the intercoastal waterway. Below is a day marker keeping us centered in the channel.

While in Adams Creek Canal we slowed down to let this fishing trawler pass under the bridge. You can see  the cranes that hold his nets are angled out so the boat can fit under the bridge suspension.

Below is a sad tale of a sail boat adrift on land, there must have been some storm that lifted the boat out of the water onto the bank.

It was not a long sail to Oriental, N.C. We arrived around 1:30 p.m. It is a pretty town, but many of the stores and restaurants were closed today ( Monday). However, we did find one restaurant open for dinner so our bellies are full of goodies again!

Below you can see Jabberwocky safely in one of the Docks at the Oriental Marina.

We are docked not far way of this large fishing trawler.

When we were walking around town today, we saw these signs which cautioned us regarding the wildlife nesting area for dragons.

See the dragon below. Almost all of the streets  have a dragon nesting area!



We just loved the colorful painted dragons!

Below was a large home on the waterfront which had a huge wrap-around porch and lovely gardens.

How about some beautiful flowers for your garden!