June 17 Beaufort North Carolina to Oriental.
After a final thank you to Matt,we departed the marina. Before we left Matt shared local knowledge with us as to which channels to use to get safely back to the ICW. Traveling on the Adams Creek canal on the ICW was very pretty and scenic. We made it to the Neuse River, which upon approach look more like a lake than a river. The river is very wide. We made it across and got close to Whitaker Point marina. Henry, the owner, was at the dock. He brought us in safely with instructions to follow. We tied the boat and relaxed on board,. Pam had personal business in town, so she was doing that and the three of us explored the small, quaint town of Oriental. Five restaurants, three shops for boat stores, and three churches. Headed back to the boat in time for the wind and the rain and the rock 'n' roll evening. By 10 PM the water had rose about 3 feet, we were high off the dock, and still rocking in the wind. We doubled our lines, secured the boat safely, and went to bed with our seatbelts on. Tom was up 3-4 times during the night to check the lines but all is good. New record, 9 lines to secure the boat!
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| View from the Whittaker Pointe Clubhouse out into the Neuse River in the background |
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| The view from our boat, It really wasn't that far to the clubhouse although it sure looks that way in the photo |
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Quality time in the pool at the end of the day. Not bad for a buck a foot per night. |
June 18 and 19th. Whitaker Point marina, Oriental NC
The marina provided a courtesy car. This Marina is small and very private. The boaters are all from the area and have their own car, so we felt as if we had our own personal set of wheels. We decided to head into New Bern about 25 miles away. We enjoyed the ride through the rural area and small towns. New Bern is a considerably larger town. It is the birthplace of PepsiCola with many shops, a farmers market, a delicious restaurant- Bakery Kitchen, and even a Lowes. Once back at the marina we took a nap or lounged in the pool and enjoyed the rockers on the large porch of the clubhouse. The wind died down and the evening on the boat was very relaxing.
We awoke the next morning to see the mast of the sailboat leaning and not moving. After a quick glance we saw the boat had sunk and was being held up by its lines. Not a good way to start a day. We went to a morning church service that was held in the park. A beautiful view. The minister preached on Jonah and the whale when a member yelled "dolphin alert"as a pod of dolphin swam by in the river. God always lets his presence be known. The remainder of the day was productive for all. Tom and John worked on electric outlets on the flybridge of Greeks Folly and Colletta and Pam did some travel planning and miscellaneous boat work. After a dip in the pool, a beautiful sunset and a delicious steak dinner - shared with Robert" the dock master- we enjoyed a good nights sleep with calm waters.
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| Took the courtesy van 26 miles to New Bern which is the birthplace of Pepsi Cola. |
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| This what we awoke to on Fathers Day. The boat behind had sunk. It was funny it made it thru the storm on Friday ok but during the calm last night it sunk. |
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| Turns out the guy didn't have any insurance on the boat. go figure. It is probably a total loss because of the salt water will corrode everything. A shame. |
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