We got going today around 7:30 a.m. after a good night's sleep in Belhaven Marina. It was a typical day of travel going through the Alligator/Pungo canal; Bay River, Pamlico Sound and finally the Neuse River. We heard that the Neuse could be choppy if the winds were right and there was some splash over the boat. We are in "shrimp boat country" and probably confused a fisherman with our route as it appeared he was traveling the same or opposite tack as us. We couldn't tell and he did not pick up the radio as we tried to contact him to tell him our course. Well, we tried!
We arrived to the Whittaker Creek Marina at around 2:30 this afternoon. Our friends on Patience V had also arrived and the kids quickly got together for a dvd on their boat. Don and Heesook had arranged to meet with some other friends staying here and about 11 of us gathered around a campfire for a potluck cookout. It has been some days since we've been to a grocery store so we were low on provisions. I whipped together an Uncle Ben's rice dish pulled together with chicken, tomatoes and a cheesy curry sauce. Our oven doesn't do any browning so the finishing touch of breadcrumb/crumbled cheese looked more messy than appetizing--but it all went so it couldn't have been to bad! Don and Heesook picked up some shrimp while in Oriental and their friend, Andrea, prepared a tasty dish with the shrimp sauteed with smoked paprika and olive oil. Nummy stuff! I will have to read up on my sailboat cookbook to have items on hand for these potlucks...
So we are settled here for a couple days. Mattias had a guy here today to consult about the alternator and heater that need repair so we'll see him again tomorrow. Would be nice to ditch the electric space heater in lieu of the one installed on the boat so we can anchor out for variety and to save money which would be a good idea!
This marina, as most, has complimentary bikes so tomorrow we hope to hook up the Burley and bike into town to check it out .
More later,
Carrie
P.S. The server is slow tonight so no pictures. I'll post them later!
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