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May 22 – Great Bridge, VA

Atlantic Yacht BasinHigh winds were predicted again today, so we were up early and untied from the dock as the sun was coming up. The Albemarle Sound can be very uncomfortable when winds pick up, and we wanted to get across before the conditions worsen…

May 21 – Manteo, NC

Manteo City Free DockIt was nice to sleep in this morning and enjoy a day of exploring. We’re in Manteo, which is a charming little town that wraps around Shallowbag Bay on the eastern side of Roanoke Island, which is part of North Carolina’s Outer B…

May 20 – Manteo, NC

Manteo City Free DockWe caught another sunrise this morning on our way up the Pungo River to the Alligator-Pungo Canal…a very long cut between the Pungo River and the Alligator River. This part of the ICW is tedious; you don’t even see any bi…

May 19 – Belhaven, NC

Deep Point – Anchorage We are moving up the ICW in the northern part of of North Carolina…my least favorite waterway from Port Lavaca, TX to Canada. It was a nice day, a little over cast, but that kept us cool. Most of our day was through larger…

May 18 – Adams Creek, NC

Cedar Creek – AnchorageWe were up early again this morning, had breakfast and pulled the anchor by 7:00. We were lucky and just made the 7:30 opening of the Onslow Bridge. No waiting today on bridges either…we may be using up all our luc…

May 17 – Snead Ferry, NC

Mile Hammock BayAnother beautiful day on the water. Most of our travels today was through low marshy areas, with little scenery worth taking pictures of, especially since we’ve been through here several other times. We went passed quite a…

May 16 – Southport, NC

Southport MarinaHigh winds kept us in port today, getting off the dock and navigating the Cape Fear River just wouldn’t have been fun or safe today. We’re in no big hurry so we spent the day doing a few boat projects and of course a little shopping…

May 15 – Southport, NC

Southport MarinaIt was another short day on the water. The day was beautiful but very windy. Our plan was to stay at one of the free docks at the restaurants along the water and then make the short trip over to Bald Head Island tomorrow, but the …

May 14 – North Myrtle Beach

The Barefoot MarinaToday started out as a fleece morning…the kind where you can put on shorts as long as you put on a fleece top to go with them. It stayed beautiful all day, blue skies and lots of sunshine. We had a short day compared yesterday, onl…

May 13 – Butler Island, SC

Wacammaw River – AnchorageIt was a little weird and sad to pull in the lines and pull away from Ashley Marina. It’s been our home for the past seven months, but I have to admit it felt nice to be back on the water. Our first day was beautiful, sunny an…