Pulling the anchor at Mile Hammock Bay was a bit of a challenge as we aren’t yet used to pulling the combination rode and chain of our spare anchor set-up. After about 45 minutes we had it figured out and were moving South with the other snowbirds. This stretch of the ICW has three bridges,…

We finally broke away from the dock and headed back into the ICW on Thursday. We chugged down Adams Creek to Morehead City and turned right, instead of left, after clearing the bridges. This marked the entrance into new cruising grounds for us, as we have never been South on the ICW between NC and…

Waiting around for FedEx to deliver hasn’t been so bad since rain has been falling all day. It is a bit irksome that they originally scheduled us for Friday delivery and didn’t get here until this afternoon. Matthew’s Point is a relaxing place to wait as there is nothing commercial in the area. You can…

Skat at Cedar Creek We awoke to a white world on Sunday morning as cool temperatures mixed with warm water caused Maine-like fog, an unusual condition in North Carolina. We anchored out with two other boats from Matthews Point, Skat and Luna Sea. Noah spent two nights with Jim, Barb & Missy the dog on…

Noah had a day of tests today in home school. When they were completed, we inflated the new kayak and tried it out. It should be a fun toy that will give us some exercise and access to shallow areas. We had been talking about getting one and West Marine had them on Fall close…

We’re back in our old haunts at Matthew’s Point Marina, resting up and restocking for the next leg of the trip. Earl & Karen Quick met us with Southern charts and went home with lots of books that had been read and other things that we decided weren’t worth the space they required.  They also…