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RGH CARROLL ([ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Hi everyone. We are in Coinjock. For those of you that travel the ICW you
know all about this place. For those of you that do not it best to let your
imagination run wild. No not really... Coinjock is know for very large
steaks in the restaurant; fly swatters and cheap fuel although today not as
cheap as Alligator River Marina. It is just a long dock with fuel pumps,
powers, cable TV and water. Not much else. We arrived here around noon
after a sloppy crossing of Albemarle Sound. Wind was from SW which gives it
the longest fetch of any wind direction. Blowing up to 20 mph so the seas
were 2-3 but on the back quarter and beam. So in Marguerite that means lots
of rolling. Put on the autopilot and just sat back. Except for crab pots
which I had no problem avoiding( they are part of cruising folks. Get use to
them!!!) I hardly touched the wheel.
It has been a very full week of relatively short trips each day. Made for a
very easy time. Beaufort to Oriental NC. We tied up at Whittaker Creek
Yatch Harbor... a Boat US Marina and a great rate for the night. This is
sailing country and we certainly could tell here... only about ten percent
of all the boats here were power. The docks are adequate and facilities
great!! They had a car we could use to go to town. The surprise of the day
was when someone came knocking on the boat. It was a fellow Trawler List
member who had tracked us down to meet and greet. His name was Fred Peter.
He and his wife, Jan, sailors now, trawlers owners in the future, took the
afternoon to drive around Oriental and find us. Great fun and we really
enjoyed the visit.
Thanks Fred and Jan.
great facility. Pool and a great dock. They too had a car we could use to
go to town for dinner at the Helmsman. Outstanding food... we both had soft
shells and they tasted great!!! In the a.m. it was off to Alligator River
and our fueling stop for the trip. Well worth holding off. Fuel was 59
cents per gallon. We stayed over night at 50 cents a foot. Had a great run
up the Alligator River Pungo River Canal. Saw a fantastic looking bald
eagle!!!
For you computer fans all the marina we have stayed at this past week have
dedicated lines for computer users except for Alligator River Marina.
Tuesday it is off to the end of the ICW and Norfolk and the Big "C". We are
looking forward to it. Has been a great time and we have meet some
wonderful, wonderful folks who use the "ditch" to move back and forth. For
those of you who ask why not the Great Dismal Swamp route, we are saving
that for the trip back.
Cheers to all,
Bob and Joann
Marguerite
Northbound on the ICW
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