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The fun times aboard Liquid Therapy. With - Susan and Brooke Smith
DaY 9 &10 OF OUR GREAT ADVENTURE
Brooke Smith11/10/2011, Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC
Spring lines and power cord management.
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11/11/2011 | CW Laugerbaum
love the coils must be something you picked up from sailing
DaY 9 &10 OF OUR GREAT ADVENTURE
Brooke Smith11/10/2011, Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC
We didn't post yesterday as it was a long day riding and getting tied up in the Alligator River Marina. After we ate I crashed at about 7:30. We enjoyed the ride from Elizabeth City to the Alligator River across the Albemarle Sound. It was a lot of open water with no particular beautiful shots.
Today we ran about 50miles down the Pungo Canal. This was very nice but we didn't see much wildlife. Not many birds, fish snakes. Pretty quiet the entire trip. I id get a few nice shots in the canal and the Dowry Marina. Two boats we met the first time at the Dismal Swamp Center are here at this marina. Since we are all traveling the same speeds we end ip together.
So, now I'll post a few pictures. I have a gallery but can't get it to show up on the blog. Maybe tech support tomorrow.
This picture I'm posting is the last one I took today of the moon coming up over Dowry Creek Marina.
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11/14/2011 | Max Guzman
Brooke, how about posting your end-of-the-day coordinates?
Max
Max
DAY 8 OF OUR GREAT ADVENTURE
Brooke Smith11/08/2011, Elizabeth City, NC
Not too much to say about today as we stayed in the slip at Elizabeth City. We had a wonderful breakfast that Susan cooked. Ran the generator to replenish the batteries since the engine is not running to do the job. We did a few chores, walked to the Ace hardware, CVS and fish market. Getting ready to cook a whole rockfish in a few minutes . Tomorrow we are headed across the Albermarle Sound which can be rough. Forecast is good. We will probably stay at Alligator River Marina tomorrow night as the winds are predicted to kick up Thursday. All is well.
I have posted pictures on the gallery of yesterday's trip. Check those out.
Brooke & Susan
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11/10/2011 | Michael
Your boat looks so beautiful. I'm sad I didn't get to see it.
11/10/2011 | Michael
Your boat looks so beautiful. I'm sad I didn't get to see it.
11/10/2011 | Michael
Obviously, I don't know how this works.
11/10/2011 | TSmith
If you come across Matt Lauer. Turn around you have gone too far. Where in the World is the Smiths. This seams like a great adventure.
DaY 7 OF OUR GREAT ADVENTURE
Brooke Smith11/08/2011, Elizabeth City, NC
DAY 7 Dismal Swamp Welcome Center TO Elizabeth City, NC
The raft-up disassembled a little after 7AM for a continuation of our south ride down the Dismal Swamp Canal to South Mills lock. Approaching the lock was intimidating as the water on the other side was lower and appeared that their was no edge to the drop. Our flotilla of boats meandered for the opening. We tied to the fender wall and took pictures of flowers and the other boats. Then the lock master opened the the bridge and our side of the lock and we entered. The lock master was cool and had his dog helping him. He offered the other boaters with dogs to go ashore with their dogs and they did. After locking through we entered the Turner Cut and the Pasquotank River. This part of the trip reminded me of the Chickahominy River back home. Cypress trees and a beautify winding river through undisturbed nature. I saw one huge cypress tree that had to be really old Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxodium_distichum . I doubt the ones we saw were 1700 years old, but were mammoth. I will post pictures.
We had to open a bridge at Eliabeth City. It's a little intimidating having all traffic stop with sirens bells and the bridge opening JUST FOR YOUR BOAT. Well at least another came through with us.
We docked at the Elizabeth City Town Docks and so did many of the boats that had been at the Dismal Swamp Center. WE all re-aquaited and it was determined to meet on our boat for cocktail hour. We got a few projects out of the way. The new windshield was installed by Susan and me and we got it on without scratching it. I finally got the forward hatch hinges reattached. We still have lots to store in places.
Four couples joined us on Liquid Therapy for happy hour.
Jane & Bob Ragan on a Trade Wind 38' trawler "Last Dance"; Jim & Sharon on a 38' Carver "Sharon B"; Mitch and Carole Brodkin (forgot the length and make of their trawler) "serendipity" and Eric and Carolyn 34' Ericson sailboat. Much fun and laughter and the boat was warmed by all. Everyone but Jim and Sharon walked over to Cypress Creek Grill and we all had a great meal and more discussions of boats, trips and destinations.
881 miles to Georgetown
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Welcome to North Carolina
Brooke Smith11/06/2011, Virginia - North Carolina Border
Nice Sign
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Boats behind us
Brooke Smith11/06/2011, DiSMAL SWAMP CANAL
Boats behind us.
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11/07/2011 | Sharon Dennis
Strange how something with a name like "DISMAL SWAMP" can be so beautiful !!