Morehead City to Ocracoke

After the rough passage, it was heavenly to actually tie up to a dock at a marina. 

We stayed at Morehead City Yacht Basin which is not too far from the Beaufort Inlet. We highly recommend this marina if you are in the area. The dock masters and staff are as nice and helpful as you will ever meet. We stayed for two nights--mostly because we were too tired to wash our boat the day we arrived.


Tied up at the dock. The fuel pump was right at our dock as well. We fueled up for the first time in 2 1/2 months even though we still had 55 or 60 gallons left.


Keeping up appearances. Not a British TV show, but attempting to conquer rust. Lisa is polishing the stainless with Flitz. With little to no fresh water for extended periods of time, the rust gets out of hand quickly. The stainless in stainless steel does not mean it is without stain, but rather, it stains less than steel. We would prefer nostain steel. Boat builders generally use 304 SS because it's cheaper than 316 or higher grade stainless--but it rusts more readily.


This is Adams Creek Canal. Our destination for the day was a short hop to South River. On our way to South River we did a drive by to Oriental, but the 48 foot tall bridge makes it a destination for smaller sailboats.


We loved the anchorage on South River. There is plenty of room with good holding. We stayed there for 2 nights, both to rest (didn't get much rest at the marina because we had to take advantage of the amenities while there), and to get some projects done. Lisa worked hard on the stainless, and Nicki May is finally looking decent again.


Lisa made me get in the lazarette, then fed me cookies so that I couldn't get back out. While I was there, I took some wiring off our Pactor Modem. Lisa enjoyed her time alone and I enjoyed my cookies.

From South River, we took a side trip to Ocracoke on the Outer Banks. You can only get to the island by boat. It is right next to Hatteras. The trip over was uneventful and relaxing. The winds were 5-8 knots with 1 foot chop on the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound---AHHHHH. A beautiful day. We sailed a couple of segments, but motored most of the day. We wound our way in to our anchorage on Silver Lake, and dropped the anchor in mid afternoon.