In Search of Blackbeard
Hello, friends.
I was recently back in Raytown from a short visit to Maine and got a good look at the progress on Benetti’s Coffee Experience. Wow! Jeff has really taken some big steps in the beginning of the project. It’s easy to see that this is more than just the average start-up business. The demolition part of the endeavor may not look too appealing, but as with most projects, it gets worse before it gets better. And, trust me, it will get better.
Since they had things under control, I found myself heading out of town this weekend. This is the result of three different inspirations: the festivities of Halloween, the arriving splendor of the fall colors, and a strange desire to learn more about pirates (the second Pirates of the Caribbean left me wanting a little). I needed to seek out an experience that combined all three. With just a little research in Haunted Hikes by Andrea Lankford, I found it in Springer’s Point on Ocracoke Island near Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. This area certainly doesn’t lack for creepy stories of haunted men and animals (Google the Ocracoke ponies sometime), but the story that caught my interest was that of Edward Teach, known to many as the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Fez opted out of this trip, which surprised me. I thought for sure he would love this, but apparently monkeys aren't as fond of pirates as I thought they were.
Just a short dagger’s throw from Springer’s Point is Teach’s Hole, one of Blackbeard’s favorite hangouts. In fact, he was in the process of taking over the island to create a Las Vegas for pirates when the British pulled an Ali-esque rope-a-dope to capture his ship in 1718.
Two British ships attacked the legendary pirate, and then acted like they had taken a beating. Once Blackbeard’s men boarded the English boats, out poured an abnormal amount of British soldiers who handed it to the rogues. At one point Teach was speared in the neck and eventually lost his head. Legend holds that Blackbeard’s body swam around the boat three times before sinking. Of course, there are related stories of buried treasure and more around that area and there’s a hiking trail that takes you past Teach’s Hole and some other creepy places.
So, this afternoon I’m going to fill my Thermos with some heavy-bodied Sumatra and then hit the trail. Maybe I should consider decaf!
We’ll see if I make it to my next post.
‘Til then,
Marcos
I was recently back in Raytown from a short visit to Maine and got a good look at the progress on Benetti’s Coffee Experience. Wow! Jeff has really taken some big steps in the beginning of the project. It’s easy to see that this is more than just the average start-up business. The demolition part of the endeavor may not look too appealing, but as with most projects, it gets worse before it gets better. And, trust me, it will get better.
Since they had things under control, I found myself heading out of town this weekend. This is the result of three different inspirations: the festivities of Halloween, the arriving splendor of the fall colors, and a strange desire to learn more about pirates (the second Pirates of the Caribbean left me wanting a little). I needed to seek out an experience that combined all three. With just a little research in Haunted Hikes by Andrea Lankford, I found it in Springer’s Point on Ocracoke Island near Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. This area certainly doesn’t lack for creepy stories of haunted men and animals (Google the Ocracoke ponies sometime), but the story that caught my interest was that of Edward Teach, known to many as the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Fez opted out of this trip, which surprised me. I thought for sure he would love this, but apparently monkeys aren't as fond of pirates as I thought they were.
Just a short dagger’s throw from Springer’s Point is Teach’s Hole, one of Blackbeard’s favorite hangouts. In fact, he was in the process of taking over the island to create a Las Vegas for pirates when the British pulled an Ali-esque rope-a-dope to capture his ship in 1718.
Two British ships attacked the legendary pirate, and then acted like they had taken a beating. Once Blackbeard’s men boarded the English boats, out poured an abnormal amount of British soldiers who handed it to the rogues. At one point Teach was speared in the neck and eventually lost his head. Legend holds that Blackbeard’s body swam around the boat three times before sinking. Of course, there are related stories of buried treasure and more around that area and there’s a hiking trail that takes you past Teach’s Hole and some other creepy places.
So, this afternoon I’m going to fill my Thermos with some heavy-bodied Sumatra and then hit the trail. Maybe I should consider decaf!
We’ll see if I make it to my next post.
‘Til then,
Marcos
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