We’re up at 0600 with the temperature of 60F inside the boat. It feels about 10 degrees less outside. I slept fitfully because the refrigerator kept cycling and making funny noises. Sure hope it’s not going bad.
While waiting for daybreak, we enjoy coffee and a wonderful breakfast of boiled eggs, homemade bread and a fruit cup. Heck, I don’t usually eat this good at home.
We upped anchor at 0700 and got underway. The Albemarle Sound was very calm and we make good time. We approached the Alligator River entrance and found the troublesome channel marks essentially where I had replotted them back in 2010. The bridge tender held a long opening allowing about 14 boats to make it through.
We make good time and opt to change our destination from the southwest end of the Alligator River to the south end of the Pungo-Alligator Canal. It’s a boring run through the 20 mile canal, but we made good time and arrived at our destination anchorage at 1750 hrs. We anchor in 10 ft of water along with 11 other sailboats and 2 trawlers. It was a quiet night and we both slept well.
Pungo-Alligator Canal
Location: Pungo River, NC, Mile Marker 127
Distance Traveled: 69.5 Statute Miles
Avg Speed: 6.9 MPH
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