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Pirate Invasion, 2013
Ubi the Pirate Clown traveled to Beaufort, NC, to be part of the 2013 Pirate Invasion: It takes a village to pillage!
Swords were popular, as were parrots. It wasn’t until the end of the day that Ubi figured out why people started asking for parrots, when he hadn’t heard a request for a parrot in a long time.
The first set of pictures shows the ambiance of Beaufort during the pirate invasion.
Another pirate.
Pirates in the crowd.
Flags in the harbor.
Captain Horatio Sinbad, a modern day swashbuckler born at least 250 years too late, steers his dauntless hermaphrodite brig, Meka II, into battle.
Pirate boy meets pirate parrot (macaw).
The Motley Tones play outside the Dockhouse Restaurant.
Pirate flag over Beaufort
Flying the Jolly Roger over Beaufort for the Pirate Invasion.
More pirate ships.
Pirate family.
The Motley Tones, a pirate band from Cary, NC, played outside the Dockhouse Restaurant.
The pictures below show just a few of the many balloon animals and swords that Ubi the Pirate Clown twisted during the 2013 Pirate Invasion.
Go forth, slay dragons, and be good to your mother.
Do you want Duke blue or Carolina blue?
What color balloon do you want?
A red balloon sword to match your pirate pants!
A little puff of air…
Putting the eyes on a turtle bracelet balloon.
What color balloon do you want?
Ubi twists the “end of line” balloon.
Putting the eyes on a girl balloon horse.
A happy customer takes her balloon.
A pink puppy dog balloon for a girl in a pink scarf.
Putting the eyes on a crocodile balloon.
Making a balloon hook.
Making a blue balloon sword.
Pink flower balloon on a pink stem.
A pink balloon horse.
Look for Ubi next year!
Ubi the Pirate Clown at the Pirate Invasion, Beaufort, NC
Ubi the Pirate Clown made a rare appearance this year at the Pirate Invasion in Beaufort, NC.
Ubi arrived just after the Pirate Parade passed through downtown Beaufort and set up his twisting chair on the waterfront, outside the Dockhouse Restaurant.
Some of the more modern pirates arrived in cars and RVs, but many of the authentic pirates came to Beaufort the way they always had, by sail and by sea. More than one ship in the harbor flew the Jolly Roger.
The harbor flags flew greetings to all who arrived across the water.
After twisting many a balloon sword for many a carefully costumed lad and lass, the occasional poodle or puppy balloon
was a welcome break!
Boys wanted cutlasses and crossbones.
Ubi the Pirate Clown was twisting right across the plaza from the music stage, where the band Rusty Cutlass (that’s Rusty with an Arrgh!) entertained for two sets in the afternoon. That’s a mermaid playing a fiddle on the left front side of the stage!
By the second song, people were dancing. Ubi wanted to dance a jig, but he had too many people waiting for balloons!
Some of the youngest children got magic wand balloons with hearts.
The face painters nearby were doing a banner business in painting moustaches, beards and bandanas on people who didn’t wake up with facial hair that day!
Cool breezes off the water kept the August heat at bay and a good time was had by all!
