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Wednesday, August 1, 2018 ~ Thinking Outside the Boat”

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

Posted by “Oh Captain My Captain” in A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

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Atlantic ICW, Boat, Coastal destinations, Corona, Cruising, CruisingTheICW, ICW, ICW ports, Isle of Palms, Mainship, Mainship 34T, Nor'Easter, Scenic beauty, Slow Dance, Solitude, Soundings Online, Sullivans Island, Sunrise, Weather day, Writing Room View

There is more to cruising than simply riding in a boat. When cruising, we see the beauty of God’s creation from a different perspective. Places we may have visited by car are seen differently when visited by boat.  Merriam-Webster defines Americana as: materials concerning or characteristic of America, its civilization, or its culture; broadly: things typical of America.  Today is the first day of sharing a part of a cruiser’s “Americana” in pictures, as we Think Outside the Boat.

Hope you enjoy “Thinking Outside the Boat” in daily pictures.

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Sunrise over Simmons Sound

Since “Slow Dance” is waiting out the storms in Chesapeake, and I am posting from my writing room, it seemed appropriate to post a “from the writing room sunrise.” In the distance, beyond the marsh is the ICW. On the other side of the ICW to the right is Sullivan’s Island, and to the center is the southern tip of the Isle of Palms. We never get tired of this view.

 

 

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Belhaven Marina…and the Angry Albemarle

07 Saturday Jul 2018

Posted by “Oh Captain My Captain” in Marinas

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Albemarle Sound, Alligator River Marina, Ashley Yachts, Belhaven, BIG TUNA, Boats, Chesapeake Bay, Columbia NC, Corona, Cruising, Dog, ICW, Mainship, Mainship 34T, Marinas, NC, Nor'Easter, Scenic beauty, Slow Dance, Solitude, Soundings, Trawler, Weather day

 Saturday, July 7, 2018

Today is our first “weather” day of the trip.  Our friend, Steve Earnhardt says, “there are old sailors, and there are bold sailors, but there are no old, bold sailors.”  We were warned about the potential for the winds on the Albemarle and other North Carolina sounds.  This morning we awoke to the Nor’easter winds’ fury across the Albemarle – and we’re in the reasonably protected harbor of the Alligator River Marina.  Barring an unforeseen break in the weather, Slow Dance will spend the next couple of days “waltzing” on her ropes, here at the marina.

Belhaven, NC.

The Belhaven Marina was our first experience with “fixed finger piers” vs. floating docks.  I’m happy to say that Kate adapted well to “fixed,” which was a good thing, since so may Eastern NC and Chesapeake Bay marinas have “fixed” finger pier dock systems.

Kate the Mate’s “happy place”

I have to admit that when I first pulled into the Belhaven Marina, I had reservations about making reservations there for the night.  The minute the marina’s general manager, Gregg Baker met us at the dock, my concerns began to evaporate.  To me, it’s an old style, neighborhood, small town kind of marina.  Its ambiance, along with Gregg’s service and hospitality, and the marina’s amenities resulted in it achieving the Marinas.com Boaters’ Choice Award in 2017. No marina we’ve ever visited had more personal touch than Belhaven.

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Two marina bath/showers with Navy and maritime decor

  • Complimentary bath towels
  • Complimentary soap, shampoo, and lotion
  • Complimentary use of washer and dryer
  • Down home ambiance
  • A marina that far exceeds customer service expectations!

We left looking forward to our next visit to the marina and Belhaven.

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Leaving Belhaven, next stop, Alligator River Marina

With the exception of one storm cloud, our trip from Belhaven to Columbia, NC and the Alligator River Marina was beautiful and uneventful.  Some of eastern North Carolina’s rivers are so expansive you begin to wonder if you’ve ventured into the Atlantic.  From Beaufort, we cruised parts of the Neuse, Pamlico, Alligator Rivers, as well as the Alligator River – Pungo River Canal — a 20-mile long “ditch” connecting the Pungo and Alligator Rivers.

Entering the long, straight, scenic canal

Overnight or over-weekend, that is the question! Go away wind and whitecaps!

At least we have something in common with the other three cruisers in the marina. Chesapeake, we — Slow Dance, Ocean Dancer, Spirit, and Grace will be there…sooner or later!

Fair-er winds and following seas

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