Wednesday – 04 November
We got an early start today leaving Elizabeth City before 7am.
A bit of trivia, the Coast Guard station here is the largest one in the country and we passed it as we were heading out.
We headed toward Alligator River. With a good wind coming from the NorthEast It was a relatively short, uneventful and pleasant motor sail across the Albermale Sound, with the exception of having to be extremely vigilant watching out for the tons of crab pots throughout the journey. We started contemplating not eating crab anymore because of the frustrations…but no, we’re not really ready to go there yet.
We had heard the Albermale Sound could be quite challenging in high winds and unpredictable current, but on this day none of that occurred.
We arrived at the unique but very nice Alligator River Marina which is basically a gas/petrol station, truck stop, and marina with a diner. For what it is, the amenities are quite nice and we enjoyed a quiet afternoon and evening – sharing a crab cake sandwich and a shrimp burger with fries….yummy fried food!
This slower pace getting down the Waterway is something we are easily getting used to.
Tomorrow is scheduled to be a 7 or 8 hour trip to Dowry Creek, NC so it was early to bed and planning an early time to rise.