- 41.3 miles
- 5 hours 29 minutes
- 7.5 mph average speed
- 6-10 mph winds
While Beaufort, NC was a favorite stop last year, we decided to stay at nearby Morehead City this year to see a town we had not visited. Well, it was vastly different from charming Beaufort! Morehead City is a fishing town and although a lot of fishing towns are quaint and provide charming character, we did not get that vibe in Morehead City. Given the choice again, we would revisit Beaufort, NC.
There was an interesting event that happened in Morehead City just before we arrived. The Big Rock Blue Marlin Fishing Tournament had just been held. One of the boats caught the biggest blue marlin and the first one weighing over 500 pounds at 619.4 pounds. The prize for this catch would have been $3.5 million dollars ($2.7 million for winning the tournament and a $739,500 bonus for the first boat to catch a marlin over 500 pounds) but the catch was disqualified because it had been bitten by a shark near the marlin’s tail. Apparently, it was a superficial bite and there was quite a hoopla over the disqualification. The $2.7 million in prize money went to another boat who had caught a 484.5 pound blue marlin.