Below Morehead City the ICW follows Bogue Sound almost 25 miles to Swansboro (Mile 229), the port for Bogue Inlet. The Bogue Sound route is by no means monotonous. Covered with tall pines and windswept oaks, the high mainland side is dotted with beautiful homes, many with private docks along the sound. Dolphins often frequent the sound’s lower portion and goats sometimes appear on the spoil islands.