To Belhaven

305 nm   N35 32.261   W076 37.726

A real nice sunrise at Deep Point on the Alligator River.

Sunrise on the Alligator

"Red Sky at Morning, Sailors Take Warning.."  So the ditty goes.  And we were expecting rain today.  But today's travels would take us down the Alligator-Pungo canal (sort of a larger version of the Dismal Swamp Canal) and would very shielded from most wind, limiting the unplesantness.  So, off we went.  Our next destination was Belhaven, a little town with a breakwater-sheltered harbor that would protect us from the weather moving through today and tonight.

It started to rain lightly shortly after we left, so, not a lot of pictures today.  Did get this one before it started.

Entrance to the Alligator-Pungo Canal

At one point, in the rainy distance, I saw what appeared to be two ducks, steadily swimming across the canal in front of us, from one bank to the other.  Imagine my surprise when they reached the far bank and strpped up out of the water, revealing that the "ducks" were actually the heads of two deer!

The rest of the trip to Belhaven was pretty uneventful.  By good fortune, the rain stopped briefly just as we got in, enabling us to set anchor and get below before it resumed.

That night, the front moved through, with 22 knot winds, which made it a little bumpy, but was great for the wind generator!

Joan cooked another one of her fabulous creations, shrimp with tomatos and onions over a bed of brown rice with quinoa.

Life is good.