Total: 2589 miles 349.9 hours
The Batteries were down to 57%.
Hopefully we will top them off when we plug in tonight. We had to lube the dinghy
blocks, but it was still a challenge. The dinghy was again full of water within
the hull. Hence it weighed a ton!
Once we were underway, Pete called Wrightsville Beach Marina for dockage
for tonight, but they are booked solid.
Then he called both marinas in Swansboro to find that they were both
silted in and couldn’t accommodate our depth.
However, it was suggested to call Swansboro’s Town Dock. Surprisingly, they had space, power and were
inexpensive. We now have a 10.5-hour day
instead of our planned 8.5 which was originally to be Mile Hammock, if we
hadn’t had problems. Besides the
charging issue, there is no way that Pete could have rowed into shore for
Bailey’s walks!
We docked at the town marina on our own as the marina is not staffed. It
is a challenge in the high current and substantial tides due to the closeness
to the inlet. Thankfully, we had no
problems. We were docked next to SV
AVANTI. While we were discussing our travels,
he mentioned that he has steering problems. Single-handling must have been a
real challenge coming into the dock! It appears as if he will be here for a
while. He plans to have a diver come to check things below the waterline before
his wife come to take him home.
Pete took Bailey for a walk as soon as we docked. This is a cute and whimsical part of
Swansboro. There are a couple of shops
and a restaurant close to the docks. When he took her for the 9 pm walk, she was
very interested in a bush, Pete assumed that it had been marked by another
dog. While she continued to investigate,
suddenly, there was an explosion of feathers and squawks. Mama goose came at
Bailey, then continued on as 15 goslings followed in her wake. Oh, how I wish
we had caught it on video!
With the rocking caused by the 20-25 mph winds and securely tied to the
dock, we should have no problems drifting off to sleep.
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~ ~ /) ~ ~ K & P
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