Alligator River to Coinjock Marina, Coinjock, VA
June 16, 2022
(We haven’t had great bandwidth for several days, so this is being posted on 7/20…maybe…).
We had an easy departure from Alligator River Marina after we ate breakfast from the gas station. The breakfast sandwiches were wonderful because I did not have to cook them or clean up dishes afterwards.
It’s a hot and hazy day with really calm water. We have a relatively short trip of about 35 miles. We’ll be in the Albermarle Sound for a bit and then in the Virginia Cut which is a narrow canal.
We also exited North Carolina and entered Virginia today.
Coinjock Marina is another seawall style marina where we tie up to the wall instead of at a finger pier. This can be really helpful when we leave because we can just untie our lines and get out.
After dinner in the marina we talked to the captain of the boat behind us. S/V Transit is an older wooden sailboat and she needs a lot of work. She was donated to an organization in Florida that prepares high school students to enter the Merchant Marines. In the 1960s, she was used by Prince Phillip and she’s circumnavigated the world a couple of times.
Our water pump had been running for a minute or two at night but we didn’t think much of it. When we got back on Lailia tonight, John heard a hissing noise under the galley sink. The t-connection under the sink sprung a leak and water was spraying all over.
John managed to rig up a bypass so we can still use our faucets. The bypass system should hold us until we can get a replacement part.
Tomorrow we will get to the northern end of the ICW at Norfolk/Portsmouth. We’ll also get to go through the Great Bridge Lock, which should be pretty cool.
Life on Lailia 