We had a long day planned today. Sixty miles which is long for us. We got a fairly early start except the anchor and chain came up with mucho mud. It took Lynda a half hour to raise the anchor while washing the mud off. Didn’t want that on the deck that we spent two days cleaning for the boat show.
The next bridge after the anchorage opened on the hour and there were five boats waiting to transit. We still had 10 minutes to wait when a Coast Guard tug came through and the bridge opened immediately. Seems commercial traffic gets priority. The five boats strung out single file and three of the sailboats traveled together for a good part iof the day. Eventually the lead boat’s engine overheated. They pulled out of the channel and immediately went aground. After a call to Tow Boat US they got towed into a marina.
We spent a good part of the day transiting Bogue Sound. The wind was blowing in the 20’s with gusts to 35 or so. Created choppy waves the splashed over the bow. The whole front half of the boat is now covered with salt crystals. A job for tomorrow when we get into the marina where we have fresh water.
We passed through Morehead City which can be confusing if you haven’t been there before. Luckly we have, so no problem. On up the ICW for another 20 miles and to our planned anchorage. We are in a creek that would accommodate 10-15 boats. Beautiful place and we are only sharing it with one other boat. We had a great sunset. That is one of the things I cherish about life on the boat.
We will sleep in tomorrow, clean some on the boat and then on the the marina in Oriental. We have reservations at the Inn there for three nights while the boat is being shown. It should be fun checking out all the vendors displaying their wares. After the show we will start the 3 day track back to Little River.
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