Day 1 by Land...
They march through town to the town hall and take down the town flag and raise the Jolly Roger. Then they capture the "Govenor" and put him in the old jail.
It really is the old jail in the historic district where the jail and courthouse and some houses are that on special occasion you can tour. Like during the Beaufort Pirate Invasion. Nixon had no idea the Govenor was trying to grab his head!
Nixon got branded with a P. Or as the Pirate told him there now you have been P'd on.
Oh yeah we were ready! What do you do when Pirates invade? You dress up and invade with them!
Don't mess with the Crothers they may make ya walk the plank!
Two ships battled it out with real cannon fire!
Italian ice time Yum!
I embrace the local culture! Heck yeah where else can you dress up like a Pirate and walk around town all day without it being Halloween?! And get a huge mug of root beer with free refills all day might I add! Fun Fun Fun!
The Beaufort History Museum. Beaufort is actually where Blackbeard spent a lot of time and his ship the Queen Anne's Revenge is sunk right off the Coast here. The museum has many artifacts from the ship on display along with a big selection of Coast Guard items. Nixon and I decided since we were Pirates we probably should steal this boat. Our plan was to turn it upside down over our heads and walk out and see if anyone would notice. :)
They set up a whole area in the historic part of town with an authentic encampment so you can see how they lived and ate and worked.
Thank you to Paige for snapping some pics for us!
Look kids a selfie LOL
Awe look at Tim he is so cute! I love you Tim just as much and more than I did 21 years ago!
Day 2 by Sea...
The Encampment...
Getting to the end of Summer and big sister Paige was sweet enough to ask her brothers if they would like to have a sleepover in her room one night. She has the biggest room and they had a blast with Legos and games.
2015 Coast Guard Ball, 225th Birthday
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