Mile Marker 200, ICW, 11 November 2008After locking through Great Mills on Saturday morning, we motored to Elizabeth City, at about Mile 50 on the ICW, and found one of the remaining 6 slips (of 14, all free). JP and Susan walked into town while Leigh cooked from various of our stores (shrimp cocktail, ratatouille, and a Smithfield Ham and Scallion Fritatta). The organic grocery that is reported in the guides is gone; the market that is in town is only half provisioned (many empty shelves) and is for sale. The downturn has hit, I would say. We would guess there are grocery stores outside of the downtown, since there are some very fancy houses around. Still, a nice stopover, very friendly fellow sailors, and perfect location.
From Elizabeth City, we motored to the Alligator River, and overnighted in a gorgeous anchorage there (pork cutlets, apple slaw and ratatouille, with banana pudding for dessert), then on to Campbell Creek, off Goose Creek, for another incredibly peaceful night at anchor (Susan and JP's Hatch Chili Stew, made in DC, courtesy of Dawnna's New Mexico chilis, with leftover banana pudding).
Today we finally got to sail again, across the Neuse River, before returning to the creek/canal system and into Beaufort Docks Marina.
We'll stay here tonight and tomorrow night, and decide whether to 1)continue down the ICW to Southport/Bald Head Island 2) go out and sail to Southport or Charleston or 3)chuck it all and sail to the Bahamas (four days from here)...the last is unlikely, but a girl can dream.
Marisa - we had a bottle of Schramsberg Blanc de Noir, set aside especially to celebrate 4 November. Peggy - it was SO cold this morning I expected to find ice on deck [but no one had been in a crew shell at 0600 either...]. Dawnna - of course she forgave me, and they know she is my own sweet baby, especially after my docking work today. Judy and Tom - Glad you are enjoying the blog. Thanks again for the sendoff. We've seen several Chesapeake and Annapolis boats so far.
2 comments:
Hi there!
DJ says, "Enjoying the blog immensely! Can identify with canal work after our 3 weeks in canals of Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France in October with no heat on the boat! Skip all the intermediate stuff and go for the Bahamas!!" For the opposing viewpoint, Kaye says, "Sounds like you are enjoying the moments on the IC trip so continue to enjoy it - you have plenty of time for passages later! You know what I think of passages: hours of boredom and moments of terror! However, I will be anxious to hear your own reaction. Love all your photos, especially those caught at those moments of perfect early morning or late afternoon light - can't get enough of those moments! I am so glad you are doing this!!!!" Love, Kaye
Wow, great pictures! It looks like y'all are having a terrific time and eating better than we do at home. The blog is great....I'm really enjoying keeping up with your journey.
Steve
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