Tuesday 10-14-08
We left Oriental still sleeping, as we idled out of the harbor at 07:30 to cross the Neuse for Adams Creek, the back door to Beaufort, NC. The creek is very lovely with a variety of very nice properties along the shore. As we proceeded closer to Beaufort harbor, some marinas and boat yards began popping up and by the time we passed under the bridge that connects Beaufort to Morehead City, it was clear this is a major port for ocean shipping. There is a large plant at the south side of the bridge that produces chemicals including phosphate. A large tug (Pamlico) pushing two loaded barges was leaving the terminal as we made the turn south, and the barges were marked with the name of a Phosphate company. We had seen the Pamlico pushing barges northward in the Neuse River, yesterday.