Cedar Creek - Day 7

Cedar Creek or bust.

Calm night on the Pungo. There were 12 boats on the River overnight. Weighed anchor at 07:00 with a slight pink in the sky. Ran down the Pungo past Belhaven, a popular anchorage and marina. Since they did not have the oyster fritters last year for Ruth, they did not get our business this year.

Another dozen or so boats departed Belhaven, so this gives you some idea of the amount of south bound cruising traffic on the AICW. Almost like I-95.

We unfurled our genoa for the crossing of the Pamlico River and steamed into Goose Creek past the Hobuken Coast Guard station on the Mayo shipyard (see pix) By 11:00 we were heading again into the Pamlico and making for the Neuse River. You might notice that we have milemarkers just like PennDot.

The SE wind gave us nice push up the Neuse River where we furled the genoa before entering Adams Creek above Beaufort, NC. We decided an early anchor was in order since the Newport River was flooding and would be strongly against us. We will catch the fair tide tomorrow am.

We anchored in seven ft in a popular anchorage in Cedar Creek. The sunken sailboat was not enough of a deterrent (see pix).

Our grandson Logan landed nearby to visit for dinner. See pix.

Data: 07:00 to 14:00. Engine hours 937. 60 statute miles.