Following the boat out of the Neuse Sports Shop parking lot can only mean one thing - we are on the way to the beach! Morehead/Beaufort/Atlantic Beach - here we come!
We found an adorable little rental in Beaufort that had ample parking for our boat - and they even welcomed us with a homemade pound cake!
We arrived later in the evening on Wednesday, which was fine by us - time enough for us to work a 3/4 day, pack and unpack upon our arrival.
On the first full day, Brent and Brock opted to brave the humidity for a nice jog. TWO miles later, they arrived back hot and sweaty! I do envy the way Brock wants to work out with his Dad. It is quite admirable!
After cooling down and getting all clean, we took it easy relaxing on the porch swing and rocking chairs - letting Moose do his guard-dog duty.
For the first time, we all were able to go check out our property together.
It has some amazingly old trees on it - 40 foot high magnolias. We hope to keep as many as possible.
The family headed to Front Street in Beaufort to window shop and get some dinner. Spotted Brock trying out his phone to snap a photo of his huge fish & chips meal! I guess it looked better than it tasted.
Unfortunately (or fortunately), I think Kade's meal was the best out of our dinners. He loved it so much, he asked for seconds!
Trying to recreate the picture from so many years ago of Brent holding both his boys' hands walking to the restaurant in Beaufort!
I think we did an okay job - not exactly the same stretch of Front Street, but close!
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| July 2025 vs. June 2017 |
After walking around the shops a bit more, we stopped for some ice cream! The ice cream was melting so quickly down the cone, I couldn't keep up with it! Brock and I both struggled with our cones, but Kade was smart getting his in a cup!
Repurposed sail cloth made into very expensive, but gorgeous, maritime-themed bags! They look super durable.... but just had to say no after peeping that $200 pricetag!
The boys looked sweet hanging out on a bench waiting for me to shop.
A random historic house on Front Street I liked while walking back to our vehicle. :)
The next day was boat day! After putting the boat in at Radio Island, we were off to Shackleford Banks!
Thankfully, there were several boats we could follow out there so Brent could place his little breadcrumbs for the next time (lots of sand-dunes make it a bit tricky to maneuver over there!).
We anchored up and enjoyed our traditional Bojangles on the boat before everyone got in the water. Brent did show off his cast net throwing skills. Alas, no bait fish caught.
We all swam to shore and walked a bit closer to the two wild horses we spotted. We hung out along the beach and played in the water before swimming back to the boat for some refreshments.
The boys were inspired by the cast net and wanted to catch their own fish, so Brent hooked them up with a little net. They swam back to shore and set to work.
Brent and I watched the boys work TOGETHER from the boat - commenting again how easy it is for them to get along when we are at the beach!
Looks like they caught something! They put their lifejackets on and headed back to the boat - a good 100 yard swim!
They were so proud of their catch!
The boys lined up their fish just like the professionals do at the end of a charter!
Brent did have a meaningful conversation with them about the ethics behind fishing for a purpose - perhaps the demise of these fish lacked that?
Well, at least the birds got to have a nice meal!
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