Today we spent an hour touring around the Beaufort Harbor on Captain John’s Water Bug tour. There are several boat tours operating in Beaufort. We had seen them coming and going during our other visits here. This time I thought it might be nice to get a guided tour and learn a few things about the area. Captain John first focused on the islands that make up the Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary. We saw wild horses—a mare and her colt—on Horse Island as well as egrets, an osprey, and a blue heron. Captain John pointed out the live oyster beds in the creek at several points. The beds seemed so shallow and we seemed so close that George and I were afraid he was doing to go aground. He did not, as he apparently knew what he was doing. On the return to town Captain John pointed out historic houses and places of interest. He gave us some details about the 165’ sailboat that is docked at Beaufort Docks. The mast is 195’ tall and the boat draws 24’. We certainly won’t be seeing that boat in the shallow waters of the Bahamas! On the other hand, with its 9000+ gallon fuel tank it wouldn’t have any trouble making the trip in no wind. 
Our tour boat.
Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary.
6-month-old colt between the sets of cedar trees.
Mare (on the right) with her colt.
Once of the many oyster beds. The oysters do seem to help keep the harbor surprisingly clean.
165’ sailboat. Beaufort Docks charges the owner $3.75/ft/day for dockage.
Another view.
Our tour boat.
Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary.
6-month-old colt between the sets of cedar trees.
Mare (on the right) with her colt.
Once of the many oyster beds. The oysters do seem to help keep the harbor surprisingly clean.
165’ sailboat. Beaufort Docks charges the owner $3.75/ft/day for dockage.
Another view.
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