A Three Bridge Day!

From: Mile Hammock Bay, Camp Lejune, NC MM 244.5

To: Carolina Beach Anchorage, Carolina Beach, NC MM 295.1

L/L: 34 03 17N 77 53 35W

Distance Traveled: 51.0

Weather: Sunny; Temp range 50 to 75; winds 10 knots or less out of the south; calm on the waterway

Comment: A Three Bridge Day!

“Surf City Bridge, Surf City Bridge, this is the sailing vessel SUNSHINE requesting an opening.” That line is typical when we approach a bridge. We had three bridges to open today, but the routine was a bit different. We were at the back of a pack of ten or twelve boats, so we really didn’t need to request any openings. Others had already done that. We simply passed through (Surf City, Figure Eight Island Swing Bridges and Wrightsville Beach Bascule Bridge) and thanked the bridge tenders after clearing each bridge.

It was a beautiful day on the waterway. We motored in a foul current for much of the day, finally anchoring in Carolina Beach with over a dozen other boats.

Fresh Bait Float anchored in the Carolina Beach Inlet