11/02/2009, Cedar Creek, off Adams Creek, NC - ICW Mile 187
Heading South Fall 09 X
Monday, November 02, 2009 - 9 AM Cedar Creek, off Adams Creek, NC - ICW Mile 187 Water temperature 69 F
Yesterday morning I wondered if I had correctly read the weather forecast. It was supposed to be a wet, windy, nasty day and instead it was a beautiful, sunny, balmy morning. About 11 AM, that all changed. The front came thru like a freight train. One minute it was warm with a gentle breeze from the south and the next minute it was cold with 20 knot winds from the north. And then the rain started. It was a good day to be at anchor and in the cabin as opposed to underway and at the helm.
We are staying here at anchor one more day. We have no cell phone coverage at this location. If you want to contact us it will have to be via the boat e-mail address.
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11/01/2009, Cedar Creek, off Adams Creek, NC - ICW Mile 187
Heading South Fall 09 IX
Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 8 AM Cedar Creek, off Adams Creek, NC - ICW Mile 187 Water temperature 69 F
We had a long day yesterday. We knew we were going to be going either into or close to the wind all day so we raised the main sail while we were still at anchor to get ready for our upwind journey. As the day went by, the wind speed continued to increase and was blowing 15 to 20 knots (true) by noon. We spent the last 3 hours going up the Neuse River with the wind about 30 degrees off our nose. It wasn't cold and the dodger did a good job of keeping the cockpit dry. But it was a bumpy ride and it was a relief to turn into Adams Creek and leave the wide open waters of the Neuse behind.
We were in a steady stream of migrating boats yesterday but we are now far enough south, not all boats were headed south. We came by Oriental, NC which is a busy sailing center and there were boats out on day sails. You get used to all the boats going the same direction you are and then you have to pay attention to boats crossing your bow. For the rest of our trip south we will see local boats out on day trips.
We anchored in Cedar Creek for the third or fourth time. It's a nice little anchorage with room for about fifteen boats. We shared it with seven other boats last night so there was plenty of room. We are staying here for the day to let the weather decide what it wants to do. We're ready for a down day.
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10/31/2009, Slade Creek, off the Pungo River, NC - ICW Mile 140
Heading South Fall 09 VIII
Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 8 AM Slade Creek, off the Pungo River, NC - ICW Mile 140 Water temperature 66 F
We stopped last night in Slade Creek for at least the third time. We had planned to go further but the next anchorage would have been 15 miles and 3 hours down the road and we just felt like calling it a day. We like this anchorage. The creek is wide, 10 feet deep, there is one house in the distance, the shoreline is attractive and it is so, so quiet.
We started out yesterday with 20 boats stretched out in a long line going down the Alligator River Pungo River Canal. We passed a few boats and a few boats passed us as the line stretched out due to different boat speeds and departure times. Later in the day, power boats that had started the day further to the north began catching up and passing us. When we stopped, the pack we had left with was long gone and we were the only boat in this big beautiful anchorage last night. That's fine with us. Today when we get underway, we'll be with a different group of migratory boaters, all heading south.
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