A short day was planned to enjoy one of the nicest anchorages on the AICW, Walburg Creek. This broad stream runs four miles inside St Catherine's Island from the Sound on the north to the North Newport River on the south. As some may remember, St Catherine's is home to the NY Zoological rare and endangered species program.
Coming in from the north requires that one passes north of the shoal in the middle of the Sound and enter the Ocean, round a sea buoy and turn SW below the shoal and along the north side of the Island. With mild NW winds behind an ebb tide this made for a sweet run into the creek. Along the way we saw several shrimp boats working the coast and the Sound.
Anchored half way down the creek in 20 ft across from the northern most houses which were few. By the end of the day there were 7 other boats in the creek. As the wind abated at sunset, the porpoises slowly cruised the waters, as though they were on a Sunday stroll. Oh yeh, we even saw, albiet briefly, antelope scamper along the beach. No lions, tigers or bears.
Being along the coast, the skies were dark and a shooting star was reported. However, we were not that far from civilization to see the Patriots do in the Colts.
Data: 08:45 to 11:10. Engine hours 1000. Wow.
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