Sunday 2 November 2014

October 29, 2014 … Belhaven, N.C.


off we go again at first light, 7:15 am


sharing the Alligator River and Pungo River Canal, with "Island Pilot", tug and barge


this canal is 20 miles long and completely straight


we passed marsh land


and once again you have to stay in the middle of the canal


there is lots of trees along the sides dying and falling into the Canal


lots of colour with the vines covering the trees


the power boats are causing the sides to be eroded, by their wake


lots of stumps on the sides, so don't venture to far off the centre of the canal, but our chart plotter and those of our buddy boat, had both of us going on land most of the time … also it is not wise to travel the canals in the dark, because of floating logs


we stopped at a marina after the canal for diesel and a pump out, to our shock the pump out cost us $15 dollars … up until now the most we ever paid was 5 dollars … lesson to self ask first what the cost is

anchor down in 8 ft of water … 7 hours and 31 nm

Joe loves these shallow anchorages

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