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| Leaving Elizabeth City |
We leave again before sunrise and head
south down the Pasquotank river to the Albemarle Sound which we cross
to the Alligator River. The winds pick up as we get near the
Albermarle and we have a good sail south to the Alligator River.
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| Alligator River Swing Bridge |
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| Mast lights, anchored boats |
We
anchor for the night near the entrance to the Alligator River –
Pungo River Canal a section of the ICW. This is the most remote
section of the ICW. No cell coverage, no light pollution, far from
civilization. I had hoped for a star filled night, forgetting we were
coming up on the full moon. Between three different anchorages there
must be 20 boats anchored out. The ICW buoys here have lights because
commercial traffic can run through here any time of night. At three
in the morning I wake up for a trip to the head and hear the rumbling
of a tug boat in the distance. I stow a few loose items in
anticipation of the wake we will be getting. As I watch the tug and
barge in the distance I realize it is traveling away from us and had
passed us over 20 minutes ago, without us noticing.
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| Early morning reflections |
Beautiful photos.
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