Lat 35 31 00; long 76 32 11; Fuel 186 gal; eng 815.09; Dowry Creek Marina; mile 135
The first thing I did this morning was check the weather report as we were gong to cross Abermarle Sound which could be about 20 miles pf pure hell if the weather was rough. Fortunately, the report looked good - 10-15 knt winds and seas of 1 to 2 feet coming from the south. As the run up Abermarle was almost direct north, it should be OK So Rambler and ourselves set out at 7 since it would be another long day as we were going Coinjock, North Carolina which is famous for its roast beef dinners.
The first stage was through the Alligator River a long stretch of water across the top of North Carolina. Not much to see other than more Osprey nests and the banks of the river. the nest stage was at Abermarle Sound. Now in North Carolina, the winds are very quiet in the morning and build up over the afternoon. We got into the Sound when it was not too bad. As we ran across, it seemed the winds were a little bit bigger than projected and the waves were not coming directly form the south but were hitting us somewhat on the beam and a some were a little bigger than projected. It was a rough ride but nothing compared to Lake Michigan last summer. About 3/4 of the way across, the sensor indicated that I had water in fuel. A strong whistle eminated from my engine sensor and it wouldn't shut off. I couldn't go down to the engine room to switch the fuel filter as the seas were too rough so we had to live with it until we got into quieter water.
When we finally got to Coinjock we went for that prime roast beef dinner - 34 oz which Brenda and I shared. Now we did not really eat that much as the piece of roast beef had a lot of fat and bone, but the meat was absolutely superb.
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