We decided to stay in port at Oriental, NC for another day. The weather gurus at the Morehead City NWS forecasted that Wednesday would have both thunderstorms and winds in the 28 knot range. A good day to stay in port. The day of course turned out to be sunny and warm. So much so that James went for a swim in the afternoon. Gurus? We did take time to go for a bike ride into town and had ice cream at a place called “The Bean”. All in all a really nice relaxing day.
Today started out at 730 on a much colder morning. We made our way up the Neuse River, around the bend , through the cut and across the Pamlico River to Belhaven, NC. The seas were 3 to 4 feet high with 20 knot winds. Reminded us of our trip down. We stopped for the night at the Dowry Creek Marina. This is the same Marina where we spent Thanksgiving. After a nice dinner of Italian sausage and Jambalaya, we took ice cold showers (no hot water to be had) at the marina and watched CSI until bedtime. Just another day in the lives of a couple of sailors.
Tomorrow we head for the Alligator River and more open water. Fun, Fun, Fun.
Cheers,
J & P
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