OK. It was a windy and rolly night, but we've been thru worse. Nothing a good cup of coffee wouldn't help... Lets make it a shorter day and plan to go to bed early.
So, off to the little town of Oriental NC, where it is said (by a store owner) that it's a great little town: "There are only 500 of us here - half to get away and not be found, and the other half are in the federal witness protection program."
Leaving the winding channel out of Morehead channel, we followed the cross - literally and figuratively - after our restive night at anchor.
Ahhh. Sweet dawn. Reminds me of a Puget Sound rough-weather song we once sang: "As I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun, oh Lord have mercy on me..."
Only 200 more miles to Norfolk, Virginia, the northern beginning of the Inter coastal Waterway. We are averaging about 50 or so miles per day. Our progress greatly depends on the tides and currents which can really help or hinder.
The AGLCA burgee is how we and other "loopers" identify each other: Americas Great Loop Cruising Association. (This picture shows us at anchor with an anchor bridle in place and red chain - indicating 50 feet of chain rode deployed.
Sorry, no pics of the great little town of Oriental... We were too tired and mostly sat around meeting with and talking to other "loopers" who were moored adjacent to us. They would end up becoming our partners in our northward trek along the Great Loop.
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