We started in North and ended in South Carolina. Sunday we left Belhaven, NC and traversed the Pungo River, the Pamlico and the Neuse River. Pamlico has the potential to be bad but wasn't. We anchored in Cedar Creek off of Adam's Creek which is the ICW. Found this spot on our although we were not alone.
Monday we got to Beaufort early and took a slip in a marina. Getting into a slip with this boat is a challenge. Just after we were scraping the rubber sides of the dock Carol says to turn to starboard. Hmmmm. No problem, the rubber scrubbed off. We stayed two nights and did laundry, shopping and sightseeing. Nice town.
Wed. we left and ended up in a little creek somewhere near Topsail Inlet. We were underway more than 10 hours and covered about 60 miles. During the passage we were buzzed repeatedly by Marine Corp Harrier jets. No more than 500 ft above us. We watched them do vertical take off and landings.
Thursday we went to Wrightsville Beach. We started late due to rain and thunderstorms and stopped early for the same reason.
Friday as we left Wrightsville we went aground in the channel that would take us back to the ICW. We were in the channel but "someone" didn't follow instructions or go out the way we came in. 30 minute delay. We ended up at Calabash creek very late due to current and bridge delays. This place is just over the South Carolina border.
Saturday we overslept and didn't get underway until almost 0800. We made up for it by stopping early (1500, that's 3pm) behind a little island near Wacca Wache. You cannot make this up.
As I write this we have transitted the Waccamaw and the Great Pee Dee Rivers and are back into the Ditch. Don't know what was so great about the Pee Dee.
Monday or Tuesday we will be in Charleston and will stay for about 3 weeks as Carol goes off to work.
Complaints about the lack of photos will be addressed when we have Wi-Fi ashore. Photos are on the laptop not my phone which I'm using to write this blog.
They are now on Picassa. Request the link if you want to see them.
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