Another good day was had by all. Traveling was uneventful and pretty
straightforward. No real excitement to
speak of. We got up fairly early, had a
bite to eat for breakfast and got ready to cast off and leave the marina. We were out of the marina by 7:00 and heading
up the Neuse River. We ran up the Neuse
for quite a while before turning into a canal that would take us into Goose
Creek. The canal ran through a cypress swamp so again, the water color looked
like coffee. Not really very appealing. We came up through Goose Creek and into
the dreaded Pamlico River/Sound. The
Pamlico is not where you want to be when the winds are clocking 30kts. Fortunately today the winds had calmed way
down from yesterday and the ride across the Pamico was uneventful and
pleasant. Once across, we made a left
and headed up the Pungo River. Again
this was a pleasant and uneventful transit of the river. There is a twenty five
mile waterway/canal connecting the Pungo River to the Alligator River. This canal seems like it is straight as an
arrow, and again, carved out of a cypress swamp so the scenery didn’t really
change much. A two and a half hour ride
up the canal. Today Rousby did most of
the piloting, I lounged and nodded a little on and off so it was relaxing for
me. Along the way we saw blue herons,
deer, osprey, a bald eagle, and a wild pig.
When we finally exited the Alligator River-Pungo canal, we entered the
Alligator River. Instead of turning right, we turned left to find an anchorage
for the night. After dodging a plethora
of crab pots, we finally stopped and dropped anchor. The water is quite placid right now and the
sunset was fabulous. A gentle breeze is
cooling things off, and the mosquitoes are out in full force. It is a good thing my wife put a can of OFF
on the boat. That might save me
here. Well what else might you expect
in a swamp if not mosquitos. There certainly is no WIFI available here much
less any reliable cell phone signal. In fact we haven't seen any signs of civilization for hours. This post will most likely be a day late.
Tomorrow it’s off to Coinjock for some fuel and a few
grocery items. We are just about out of bread and sandwich materials.
Statistics for today-75 miles traveled, 8hrs. 6mins. Moving
time, 3mins stopped, 8hrs. 9mins, total time.
1189 miles traveled.
Some pictures
The sunset from our anchorage. Quiet calm.
Until then......
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