Day 33 Beaufort Inlet and beyond (delayed for lack of internet)

I have to acknowledge the showers at the marina in Spooner's Creek. If you have ever been on a boat or RV for awhile or lived in an apartment in VI, you can relate. This is the first "land shower" I've had in over a month. Ecstasy! A strong stream of hot water and a bench  in a clean, new, large shower stall - I  wanted to live there for the evening. Jack must have had the same desire, because he wanted out and on land all night. John would take him for a walk and all the way back to the boat, he would have to carry him hissing and growling. Never seen him act like that before. Today he's back to normal sprawled out on the galley floor. Decided to forego Beaufort (pronounced Bo-fort with a long O as opposed to SC's town, spelled the same, which is pronounced Bu-fort with a long U and the residents WILL correct you) after researching the city more and boated past Morehead, which is a busy port like Tampa. Looks like they are shipping phosphate - tons of barges. Cruised the Neuse River most of the day. It's between the Outer Banks and the mainland - a very large body of water, but the tide was with us and we had good weather. There were lots of shrimpers with their nets out. Not sure how much they were catching, but they were attracting a lot of birds.  As we approached our anchorage,  the landscape changed again. The trees are tall, skinny pine trees, but different from ours in Florida. We are again in the middle of nowhere . . . or Campbell Creek. Stopped somewhat early, took a nap during the hot time of the day then did some small jobs. After watching one of the most beautiful sunsets so far, we took some time to research our trips through the Dismal Swamp then the Chesapeake.