Tuesday 13th November Belhaven

We left Great Bridge at 7.30am on Saturday 10^th with frost on the stackpack, and ran into an unmarked sand bank, fortunately not going very fast so backed off into deeper water. 

Leaving Great Bridge

Crossing the Currituck Sound we got covered in spiders webs streaming from the rigging and stopping the wind speed at the masthead! We anchored at the southern end of the Currituck sound in 2m at 5pm (sundown is about 5.30) not feeling well with a  headache, so went straight to bed, waking up feeling much better to a lovely starry night. 

Morning Currituck sound

We weighed anchor at 7am on Sunday again motoring all day unfurling the jib for a short time crossing the Albemarle Sound, when the light wind was not on the nose, this time there were only a few crab pot markers and very few of them in the channel, also all the markers have had the osprey nests removed with seagulls and gannets being the main fauna. We got through the Alligator river bridge before sundown and pulled out of the channel and dropped the anchor in 3 ½m at 5.15pm.

Sunrise Alligator River

Deer leaving alligator Pungo river canal

Vulture in Alligator Pungo river Canal

 Up early again on Monday to a glorious warm sunny day with little wind we motored down the Alligator river and through the Alligator Pungo river canal anchoring at the head of the Pungo River in 3m at 5pm. I saw a deer swim across the canal in front of us and lots of vultures, but with the amount of traffic going south doubtless scared the wildlife.

Sunrise Pungo River

Rising again at sunrise I raised the anchor at 7.15am and motored into Belhaven anchoring at 10am. Escape Velocity has caught up after going through the Great Dismal Swamp, deciding to go into Belhaven until the bad weather due in the afternoon and overnight, passes.
Since an abortive attempt to update the blog in Belhaven we have moved to Oriental in the Neuse river after one slightly uncomfortable night in the Bay river.