We weighed anchor at 8 AM with the promise of light rain showers here and there throughout the day. We have 2 large bodies of water to cross today besides the creeks and rivers that the ICW goes through. The Pamlico River crossing is only about 5-6 miles where as the Neuse River is about 20 + miles. That crossing when going north was not a good day for Bella so we treated her to a drug laced peanut butter bite.
Pamlico was a piece of cake and then the creeks after were smooth as can be even though there was a light rain shower.
Here comes the rain.
It was calm enough to pull out the paints and put some finishing touches on one I started a few days ago. Thanks to the sailor that radioed us and said seeing me paint on the fly bridge was the coolest thing he’s seen!
Kathy's Gardenias, oil on linen panel
Our friends, Kathy and Roger Tatum had met us for dinner while we were at Southport, NC when we were going north and she brought these. Part of the Summer Breezes series!
This is what our roadways sometimes look like these days! This is rush hour traffic!
Approaching the Neuse, we could feel the wind pick up and see the waves. Yahoo! Not! We had about 3 1/2 miles to go in rough head on seas 😳, then 5 miles to go with beam seas (rolly)🤢, then 9 with following seas 🤗, then 3 back to beam seas🤢 before heading into the creek with protected seas. In all that, our bistro table and chair went flying as well as a few items inside but no casualties. Bella had a very nervous look, and oh yes, she went flying too at one point but she didn’t get sick. Relief Band to the rescue again today for me!
We exited the river into Adams Creek which is somewhere behind Pamlico Sound behind the Outer Banks. The shrimpers are out! At our anchorage, there are 2-3 small guys like above, working the channel, occasionally causing some honking to go between the tugs and some radioing from the cruisers. They don't care. They are working. Shrimping!
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Happy Hour
Lots of entertainment tonight on the "back porch".
Storm clouds around us but none on top of us
We made a lot of miles today and tomorrow we will as well. We are trying to get past Camp Le Jeune area as they will be doing live firing across the ICW on Friday and we will be blocked from passing for part of the day. Then, Southport the following day for a couple of days and some more crab cakes. The best we've had so far!
Miles today 52
Miles total: 1071
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