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Beaufort North Carolina

From Then On, Woody Spent His Nights Behind the Jail

I overestimated the length of my sleep and Woody’s rope and it came to bear in the Beaufort Historical Site‘s pride and joy, their herb garden.

Woody the mule picketed in front of Bernie Harberts tipi at the Beaufort Historical Site, North Carolina, 2004
Woody picketed out in front of my tipi at the Beaufort Historical Site.
Woody the mule and gear in front of the Beaufort Historical Site apothecary, North Carolina, 2004
Woody and our gear in front of the Beaufort Historical Site’s apothecary.

It frosted last night and in the depths of the dark I’d stuck my head out the tent flaps once in the night to see a content looking… Continue reading →

Mule Camping at the Beaufort Historic Site

It’s funny how things work out on the road. Take lodging for a mule.

Out on the road, I make things up as I go. Planning too far ahead doesn’t work when your home is in a bag (the tent) and you cook with wood.

When Woody and I showed up in Beaufort, we didn’t know where we were going to spend the night. I just asked the first person I saw where I might find lodging for a mule.… Continue reading →