39 Degrees!

From: Cedar Creek, off Adams Creek, NC MM 187.5

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

L/L: 34 33 16N 77 19 47W

Distance Traveled: 58.8

Hours Motoring: 10.2

Sunrise over Cedar Creek

Weather: Wake up temp is 39 chilly degrees; light wind out of the south and southwest; temp reached 79 degrees in the bubble; bright sun all day; few clouds in the sky; calm seas

Comment: My internal alarm clock went off at 0610 this morning. While waking up from my slumber, my nose hinted that it might be a tad cold here in the master suite. A quick check of the thermometer and my suspicions were confirmed. It is 51 degrees! I lie in bed for another ten minutes just thinking about getting up. Anna Marie awoke shortly after me and by 630, the coffee was on and we were ready to go.

Airing out his tarp

The cockpit thermometer pegged the temperature at a cool 39 degrees. I went back into the cabin and lit the heater. Since it’s still dark at 0630, we had coffee, tea and breakfast. There was light fog in the area and heavier fog off to the distance. Despite that, we raised anchor and headed off. Perhaps we went 1,000 feet when the heavy fog came to us and the nine other boats in the anchorage. We found a safe spot to reanchor and wait for the fog to lift.

At 0800, we raised the anchor and started on this day’s journey. Loosing an hour to the fog may mean that we won;t be able to reach our destination, Mile Hammock Bay. The current in Adams Canal was strongly against us. We barely made 5 miles per hour. We traveled at this slow speed for about three hours before the current turned in our favor.

On the day, we averaged 5.4 mph not great, but we were able to make our destination. We anchored in Mile Hammock Bay, Camp LeJune just as the sun was setting.

Sunset at the Mile Hammock Bay anchorage