Gary left for the bus station on the hotel shuttle at 7am, and Bruce left at 7:30 to deliver his camera and sun glasses to him before his 8am bus departed. Made it with 15 minutes to spare. At 8:30 we went through the drawbridge next to this marina and motored south down the Neuse River to the town of Oriental. Seas were calm and the winds were light to moderate. The Cormorants pictured above were watching as we passed by. We are docked at the beautiful and peaceful Whittaker Point Marina in Oriental, NC. We enjoyed this place so much last November on the way down that we just had to stop again. Tomorrow we head for Dowrey Creek Marina in Bellhaven, NC. The Captain