We woke up early as usual and decided to set off since we
had nothing better to do. Started out
motoring in light winds, then had a wonderful beam reach across Albermarle Sound. It so much nicer sailing at 6-7 knots than
motoring at 4.5-5 knots! And, although there
were a few crab pots to avoid, no weed.
The winds held until we reached the Alligator River Marina, 35° 54’.328N 076° 01’.711W. We tied up at about 1pm, and looked at Google
Maps to find out what was worth exploring.
Well there ain’t much.
Teresa had planned to do laundry here, but the dockmaster
pointed out that the water here had a lot of iron content, and might not be the
best for laundry. So we explored the
marina – didn’t take long – had lunch and cleaned up, then did some planning
for the next few days trips.
And then before we knew it, it was 6pm and starting to get
dark!
Dinner was delicious – Pork Tenderloin, potatoes, broccoli
and butternut squash. Unusually, the
squash was rather tasteless. Oh well!
Ships Log: 7164.5, Trip: 26.5, Trip Total: 505.0
I've been following your route. I'm surprised you're doing Alligator River and the Intercoastal canal. From the map it seems like sailing Croatan and Pamlico Sounds inside the Outer Banks would be an interesting route. Weather and Seas considerations?
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