On The Move

We left Edenton last Wednesday and have been moving very slow so we can enjoy the anchorages and scenery along the way.  Our first day out was the longest, 9 hours, but the water was calm.  We then went to a secluded creek called Campbell Creek and spent 3 nights at anchor.  I was able to do some of the small projects that I didn't have time to complete at home before we left.  Next we went to Beaufort, NC and bought fuel, filled the water tank and dumped our trash.  We had another pleasant night at anchor in Town Creek.  We are now in Mile Hammock Bay which is a small protected area in Jacksonville, NC at the edge of Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base.  This anchorage is very popular with boaters and has many different craft staying here every night.  This will be our third night here before we move along.  We had a pretty heavy rainfall the first night followed by some stiff winds that lingered into the late morning hours.  We are trying to catch up with friends Bill and Terri Ellis (Second Option ) who are in Charleston and at the same time letting Laura and Graeme (Sweet Chariot ) try to catch up with us.  It's a balancing act that I'm not sure we are winning.  But we will all get together sometime before we cross to the Bahamas, our ultimate destination.  Tomorrow we will head to Wrightsville Beach, NC and anchor in an area known as Mott's Channel.  After Mott's Channel we'll probably spend one night in a marina, St. James Plantation, in order to do laundry, refuel and top off the water tanks again.  Everything has been going well so far and we are really enjoying living on the boat again.  The weather has been comfortable during the day and maybe a bit nippy at night.  As we continue south we hope to see those nights a bit warmer.