Day 288: Big Sky and Rainbows

Pungo River to Adams/Cedar Creek, NC (anchored)

November 1, 2023 (Posted 11/2 due to poor internet in anchorage)

How fortunate we are to have anchored in an absolutely gorgeous place. We were up early enough to see the sun rise and to soak in the peace befire we headed out.

We have a pretty solid routine for getting up and out of the anchorage, which includes pulling up the anchor. The washdown hose is really important when we’ve been anchored in lots of thick mud (it’s so much better than the bucket method). There’s a point when the anchor is coming up that it “sticks” – basically the anchor is still embedded on the bottom. This is when John will break it free using Lailia’s engine.

As we were heading back out into the ICW, we saw a rainbow. This was our first for the day. About six minutes later, we had to shut the hatches because of a rain shower.

The skies alternated between clouds, occasional rain, and sun. Our cockpit enclosure heats up when the sun shines on it, so we’re back to wearing shorts, which is always a bonus.

The Pamlico Sound had enough wind for us to get our headsail up for a bit of motorsailing.

At some point, the wind was no longer in our favor, though, so we furled the sail.

As we anchored, we saw yet another rainbow – pretty cool to start and end a day with rainbows!

Sunset here was very showy.

We’ll get up early tomorrow so we can get a solid 57 miles in. We have to be intentional about distances because the narrow ICW doesn’t always provide places for us to anchor.