Alligator River Marina - at a facedock

 

Is this an omen of good cruising the rest of the way north?

The morning did not start out well. It was rain, rain, rain until 11:00 am. We had decided in advanced that 11:00 am was the drop dead time. Anything beyond that would result in a day’s delay. As luck would have it, it finally stopped raining right at 11:00 am so we got a late start north. 

We requested and received a facedock which is much easier for Ann

Our stop was to be Alligator River Marina, 41 NM distant. With some trepidation, we head out - there were more storms predicted for the afternoon but we didn’t see them. In fact, the afternoon was great with sunshine and light winds. The Alligator River was flat, no  problem there. On the way in, I saw a blip at 4.9 MLLW but just one spot and very quick. It could not have been more than a few feet long. On both sides of that blip, it was 8 MLLW.

Wilkerson Bridge at 63.5 ft which matches 
The gauge at Dowry Creek Marina

Tomorrow’s forecast does not look good. They are predicting rain essentially all day long - although not much rain, about 0.03 inches per hour. We will take a look at the radar and decide when to go. In confirming our reservation with Coinjock, we were asked if they could pony up a boat to us and we said, “Fine”. Then when in the Alligator River Marina, we met the couple from the boat that’s scheduled to raft up with us in Coinjock! We’ll see who gets there first. We certainly want a prime rib dinner that night, wouldn’t want to miss that. It’s good to be moving again.