Day 290: Stretching Our Legs

Mile Hammock Bay to Federal Point Yacht Club, Carolina Beach, NC (docked)

November 3, 2022

Those Ospreys flew until 8:30 last night. Their route took about 4 minutes and they were LOUD, so loud that Lailia vibrated when they flew over us. We were concerned that we’d be hearing them all night.

There was no gorgeous anchorage sunrise this morning and the forecast was for overcast weather all day. It was kind of a let down after so many really nice, sunny days.

By 10:00 the sun was starting to break through the clouds and we were getting really warm in our cockpit (the isinglass just magifies the sun so it can feel like we are in a greenhouse).

By the time we hit Figure 8 turnbridge, the sky was blue (and it stayed that way). The Figure 8 Bridge was stuck in the closed position for several days last week; there’s not a lot of anchorages around there so folks were pretty communicative on social media about trying to get out in the ocean to go around or waiting in other places along the eay. Fortunately, the bridge is operational again.

We were able to get some glances at the ocean when the ICW intersected with an ocean inlet.

There’s still some sunken and derelict boats in the area. They’re a hazard (even more so when they have sunk) and it’s also really sad to see them.

We fueled up today and docked for the day. We haven’t been off Lailia for days. Publix is less than a half mile away so we can reprovision for the next part of our trip.

We’ll try to get a spot in a marina somewhere near Myrtle Beach tomorrow as there’s not a lot of anchorages on this part of the ICW. We’d like to get to Charleston by Tuesday so I can work for a few days before we drive to Florida so I can lead another workshop. I like being able to work virtually, but it does mean that we have looming deadlines hanging over us.