Dowry Creek Marina - Happy Hour!

 

The Bob423 burgee is spreading along the ICW!

Hopefully, this was our last day of high winds, at least according to the forecasts. We’ll shop for groceries on Thursday and then aim to leave on Friday for Alligator River Marina. The marina makes it easy here for shopping since they have multiple courtesy cars for use by transients. 

As usual, the person taking the photo was not in the picture,
But here he is.

We were invited over for Happy Hour at “Last Mistake” with other boaters trapped by the high winds. We had a great time talking “shop” on boating and our plans for the future. I don’t think anyone is moving on the entire east coast due to the spring storm. It does seem to be calming down some even now. 

Here’s the famous gauge at Dowry Creek Marina! The numbers 
Refer to the clearance at the Wilkerson Bridge

One thing they have here is a gauge that is correlated to the Wilkerson Bridge which is noted for being less than the standard 65 ft clearance. Many times they are called and asked about where the water is on that gauge. If you’re headed south, the last thing you want to see is a clearance less than your mast! The bridge is at the south end of the canal so there’s no where to go if you can’t clear. Call ahead to Dowry Creek Marina to ask in advance what their gauge says.