After looking at the long range weather forecast we (Summer Wind and ourselves) decided to bypass the Outer Banks. The forecast suggested we'd be sitting and waiting on the weather. We headed out onto the Albemarle Sound. Somewhere close to the middle, our stabilizers were turned on to prevent us from rolling. The weather forecast had suggested we would not have flat water. We traveled just short of 10 hours and anchored for the evening.
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| Sunset in Pungo River anchorage |
3 Nov 2010 Pungo River to Long Creek, NC
Opted to anchor short of crossing the top edge of Pamlico Sound due to the weather. Summer Wind rafted with us and treated us to great chili for dinner.
4 Nov 2010 Long Creek to Cedar Creek, NC
Departed in the fog with less than a 1/4 mile visibility. The fog cleared as we neared the Pamlico. It was a short day across the edge of Pamlico Sound and up the Neuse River. We were ahead of the rough weather and small craft warnings predicted. Summer Wind rafted with us but after a few good wakes we all concurred that it wasn't desirable.
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5 Nov 2010 Cedar Creek to Morehead City, NC
Another short day - we moored in a slip belonging to Shay Glass (Escape); a new DeFever owner we met at the Southern Rendezvous in St Augustine. Since we'll be here for a couple days, light grocery shopping and laundry are in the equation. 58 degrees here and sunny. The Morehead City Yacht Basin is well protected; nice place to stop.
7 Nov 2010 Morehead City to Mile Hammock Bay, NC
Tried several good restaurants here; Floyds stands out. Best collard greens I've ever eaten (I've only had them twice). Linked up with Robin & Jim Roberts (Adventures) before we left. We arrived at Mile Hammock Bay shortly after noon and were surprised at the number of boats already anchored. Mile Hammock Bay is located within the confines of Camp Lejeune.
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Home of Marine Expeditionary Forces in Readiness, Camp Lejeune is the largest Marine Corps Base on the East Coast. To help prepare warfighters for combat and humanitarian missions abroad, Camp Lejeune takes advantage of 156,000 acres, 11 miles of beach capable of supporting amphibious operations, 32 gun positions, 48 tactical landing zones, three state-of-the-art training facilities for Military Operations in Urban Terrain and 80 live fire ranges to include the Greater Sandy Run Training Area. Fortunately for us, it was a quiet evening. By sunset 25 boats were anchored in the basin.
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| Sunset at Mile Hammock Bay |
8 Nov 2010 Mile Hammock Bay to Wrightsville Beach, NC
With the exception of 3 boats, the anchorage had emptied out by 0745. We caught up with 2 waves of sailboats at the bridges. Beautiful day; windy but sunny. Anchored in Wrightsville Beach and went ashore for lunch and a New York Times.
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