Why Beaufort NC

11/03/2025

On gray days like this when the sun goes down early (so not ready for sunset at 5:11 pm!) You have to find little splashes of color where you can to put a smile on your face. There was the faintest hint of a sunset to the south, but luckily between the flowers, boats, flags, shops, and restaurants around I was able to find a little beauty and color to put a smile on my face!

To poorly paraphrase Bert the Chimney Sweep from Mary Poppins: "When the day is gray and ordinary, Beaufort makes the sun shine bright!"

11/02/2025

Oh, the things you can see when you drive down Front Street in Beaufort, NC! Horses, kingfishers, and trees that clasp hands over the road. Always spectacular sights!

11/02/2025

A batch of B.A.D. photos (Beaufort After Dark), taken from the Lookout Cruises catamaran on the way back into harbor from our sunset tour. Love the reflections of the lights on the water and how the Town of Beaufort NC looks at night!

11/02/2025

Nothing like a sunset on the water! Thank you Lookout Cruises for giving us the opportunity to witness this beautiful evening! So mant family memories created and beautiful sights!

This is post 2 of 3 of the amazing views we got on the catamaran this evening!

11/01/2025

Thank you Captain Robert for inviting us out on the Lookout Cruises for the last sailing of the season! You and your crew did a phenomenal job, the weather performed perfectly, and it was just a special night! I am so happy that my Mom and Gabe were able to join me for this wonderful cruise!

This is photo post 1...I will have more of our wonderful evening out on the water!

11/01/2025

Hmmm...I wonder what we may be up to this evening! Lookout Cruises

11/01/2025

Be thou not alarmed if you see a lot of Beaufort Fire Department fire trucks downtown this weekend, they are hosting the 2025 Crystal Coast Fire Conference in Beaufort! You will see lots of fire fighters, vehicles, equipment, and whatnot around the Beaufort Historic Site and downtown. They are learning, training, and having good fellowship!

11/01/2025

A few more photos from our visit to the Olde Beaufort Farmers' Market with my wife and mom. What a way to enjoy a Saturday in Beaufort, NC!

11/01/2025

Taking my wife and Mom to the Olde Beaufort Farmers' Market...doesn't get better than that! It was a gorgeous day and an amazing collection of vendors under the live oak trees today! Such fun!!

11/01/2025

Make sure to keep this in mind this weekend if traveling Down East or to South River/Merrimon!

Road Closure Notice: US 70, west of East Carteret High School, will be closed beginning Saturday, November 1, at 7:00 a.m. The road is scheduled to remain closed until Sunday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. A signed detour will be in place for motorists. From Beaufort, drivers should follow NC 101 to Laurel Road, continue on Laurel Road to Merrimon Road, and then take Merrimon Road back to US 70. Motorists are encouraged to allow extra travel time and follow all posted detour signs.

11/01/2025

Halloween on Ann St in Beaufort, NC is just so special! Thank you to all the homeowners and adults who participate, thank you to the Beaufort Police Department, the Town of Beaufort NC, the Beaufort Fire Department, and everyone who worked so hard to create a fun and safe Halloween!

10/31/2025

A wonderful lunch with two of the ladies responsible for getting me to Beaufort, and then a run in with the Sweet Potato Queens...how could you ask for a better outing!

My Mom got into town (Woohoo!!), and those of y'all who know me know that I am a complete momma's boy, and I am 100% ok with that and what it says about me! She had hoped to get here in time for the Homecoming Football Game and Golf Tournament, but it just didn't work out. So she got here this week and I have LOVED having her here!

Wednesday she was meeting her cousin Rose for lunch at Blue Heron Restaurant in The Beaufort Club and invited Amanda and me to join them. Yes please! Unfortunately Amanda picked up that stupid sinus and ear infection that I had, so she kept her germs at home (don't worry, I brought her home food...she has me well trained and I felt bad for her missing lunch!)

I met Mom and Rose out there, and we had a WONDERFUL time hanging out, catching up on the kids and grands, and just enjoying each other's company!

As far as food goes, I went with their special, a buffalo chicken sandwich with blue cheese crumbles...it was so good! Healthiest thing in the world, maybe not, but it sure hit the spot! Aunt Rose (technically I think it is Second Cousin Rose but Aunt Rose just rolls off the tongue a lot smoother) had a chicken salad sandwich and chips, and Mom went with their peach and walnut salad with a cup of chicken salad on the side. I think she may have won the award for healthiest lunch!

There was a major added bonus of having lunch there on Wednesday in that I got to see a marvelous group of gals known as the Sweet Potato Queens (as well as some of their 'security guards'!). These are the fun and lovely ladies that you see danicing in so many of Beaufort's parade, and they are more than a dance troupe, they get together for different things throughout the year, and Wednesday was lunch and dominoes. They were having an absolute blast, all dressed up in their Halloween garb and having a big old time!!

I tell you, every day is special here in Beaufort NC, but some days are just specialier thank others!

And yes, my beautiful bride loved HER Buffalo chicken sandwich I brought home for her, but hers had ranch instead of blue cheese!