Elizaberh City

Weather: It turned cool last night. The temperature reached 59 degrees and it was our first night sleeping with a blanket. Winds were NW @ about 15 knots and we had bright sun all day. The high temperature reached the middle 70’s. The wind is blowing the water down river to Albemarle Sound. We’re about a foot lower from the bulkhead then when we arrived. It’s the perfect wind for being tied up here as it blows the boat off the dock. The fenders are deployed but have nothing to bump up against, at least until the wind changes direction.

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Today was boat maintenance day! We applied the name and hailing port decals to the transom, changed the oil and painted the captain’s pedestal.

PDQ 36, “Slow Dance” arrived at noon after being locked through South Mills lock at 0900 hours. We were given a tour by owners Captain Bob and Jan. We reciprocated by giving them a tour of “Sunshine.” Bob commented the “Perhaps Love” (he saw our photo of two dolphins with the words to the song superimposed on the photo) was their song. They both liked the idea. We pointed out our “SUNSHINE” photo. The lyrics to “Sunshine” by John Denver are superimposed over the sunset photo we took while anchored at Lignumvitae Key while aboard “Fodder’s Cat” in 2006. The photo was taken seconds prior to our witnessing the green flash.

Once again, we shared dinner, this time at the Prime Steak Buffet, with Larry and Fran (“Kallista”) and Dave (“Canvasback Too”) and we shared stories and had some laughs with these nice folks.


We are all leaving tomorrow at around 0700. Our plan is to make the Deep Point anchorage, after stopping for fuel at the Alligator River Marina. Larry and Fran have the same plan. Dave may go the 50 or so miles, but he might also peel off at a closer anchorage, depending on how the day goes. Stopping earlier seems to be everybody’s “Plan B.”