Oriental

After the storm, the forecast was for 3 days of north winds and sun so we decided to book it down through the desolate swampland that is inside Cape Hatteras.  Just a few outposts.  We passed by Coinjock, a tiny marina on a channel so we could cross the Ablemarle with the wind and stopped at another little marina at the mouth of the Alligator River.  Next we booked it to Belhaven, a little town built around its waterfront and tied up at the town dock.  Here's a sailboat we found there.  I thought sailors were lovers, not fighters!

From Belhaven we came down to Oriental.  A town of 900 people that sees 2700 boats a year.  Very boater friendly.  There is a very large shrimp boat fleet.

But two marinas filled with luxury yachts.  Again we stayed at the town dock.  Where's Rosie?

Tomorrow we'll head to Beaufort, NC.  We get out of the swamp and just inside barrier islands.

I'm trying to get Google Maps embedded in this blog to give my grandchildred a geography lesson but can't figure it out yet.  Any advice?

Went to a great local restaurant last night with a crown of locals.  Fox News on the TV.  We don't talk politics with anyone!  Fried food and good beer.  Prices are so much lower down here.   

Everyone's healthy and happy.  Expect to be in Lake Worth, where we depart for the Bahamas, in mid-December.  If we continue to dawdle along like this it'll be 3 months down to Black Pt in the Exumas, month and a half around there and 3 months back.