9/17/15
Today we got up at the break of dawn to try to take advantage of the typically calmer water on the sound early in the day.
The boat was running great with its newly cleaned props and our crossing was fast and uneventful since the water was relatively calm on the sound. The Albemarle Sound is known as often being one of the most challenging sections of the entire Intercoastal Waterway, and our previous experience with the sound confirmed that, so we were glad to have an easy crossing.
We arrived fairly early to the Alligator River Marina on the other side of the of the sound where my brother David and his wife Terri met us. They live in New Bern, NC and are cruising with us until we get them back to New Bern. We wound up using their car to go to dinner in a nearby town at a very nice restaurant because the cafe at the marina did not seem very receptive to serving dinner to us there. Go figure. The Alligator River Marina may be a convenient stop, but I think we'll avoid it for overnight stays in the future if we have a choice.
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