Headed Back

The trip was cut short due to hurricane Matthew. This slow boat will take three days to get to New Bern from Albemarle Plantation where it will be hauled out. 

The first leg was to the Alligator River Marina. This is the boat tied up at the marina. Nothing to see here. The marina is located behind a convenance store in the middle of nowhere. They have a grill inside where you can get a good breakfast. 

The next day we make the trip to Belhaven. Paula is driving the boat while Doug looks on. 

One of the fine homes in Belhaven. 

Had dinner at the Spoon River Restaurant again.  Those are ten count shrimp. 

The next leg was to New Bern. The Pamlico was rough. This shot was taken in the Neuse after going through the Pamlico. 

Feeding the seagulls. 

Hauled out and safe from Matthew at Duck Creek Marina. 

Following are a few photos from the trip. 

This is why I hope to return to the Albemarle someday to visit all the sites we missed on our abbreviated trip. 

Edenton and Albemarle Plantation.

The leg of our trip took us across the sound from Plymouth to Edenton. It was a very foggy morning and we had to postpone our departure for the fog to lift. The crossing took a couple of hours and was uneventful except for low visibility due to the fog. 

Here we are tied up a the Edenton Town Dock. 

We had some friends from Garner join us in Edenton for the rest of the trip. 

One of the old colonial homes that was relocated to the waterfront. You may recall that Edenton was once the state capital. 

The Edenton Peanut Festival happened to be the Saturday that we were there. 

Another lighthouse. This one is original. It also was relocated to the waterfront and restored. 

We departed Edenton Saturday afternoon for Albemarle Plantaion, a retirement community not far from  Edenton. They have a nice golf course, expensive homes and a huge marina. 

We were docked so far from land that we had to rent a golf cart. 

We had been following Matthews path and we're getting nervous about where it was headed. Next day we decided to cut the trip short and make the trip home to safe harbor.