Mile Hammock Bay to Morehead City, NC.

Today:    33 miles, 5.6 hours, ICW

Total:     2468.4 miles, 384.9 hours

     It was another beautiful morning and everyone, but 3 boats, decided to leave at first light or shortly thereafter.  The breezes have changed to the NNW and have brought cooler temperatures with the change. 

Barrier island at Camp Lejuine

   

Bailey's safe place during the rocking

     It was an uneventful cruise with the exception of the smaller fishing boats, who like to pass about 10 feet from us at speed. 

     As we were in the northern part of Bogue Sound, the current was in our favor and we cruised at 8.4 for a while. This also meant that once we crossed the inlet, our speed would drop. It wasn’t a real concern a we needed to drop speed further to allow a tug and barge to reposition, then build up speed to head north.  This wasn’t a problem as we only needed to travel about 1000 feet before making our turn into the creek for Morehead City Marina.

     It was a relaxing evening after dinner and we plan to get a later start tomorrow as River Dunes is only 30 miles upriver.

~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~ K & P