We pulled the anchor at 0630 this morning just before sunrise... leaving early to take advantage of the ebb current on the Cape Fear River... the Cape Fear can have up to a 3 knot current and did not want to have it against us... leaving early we flew down it at 8 to 9 knots... after that the current was back and forth... with us and against us the rest of the day...

We arrived to our destination for the day... Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach at approximately 1345 and we were secure on the dock at 1400. Our location for night N33°48.044',W078°44.843'. We traveled today for 7.5 hours covering 50.5 nautical miles averaging 6.7 knots.

We left Swansboro ar 0745... was a beautiful day... sunny and mild winds.. did have several hours of current against us... but averaged over 6 knots for the day.

Had a very nice bridge tender today in Wrightsville Beach... he actually hailed us and said he was going to delay the bridge opening so that we would be able to make his scheduled opening... this rarely happens. They normally stick tight to their opening schedule. If he had not done this we would of had to sit for an hour waiting for his next opening.

We had planned to get a mooring ball in Carolina Beach but we they were all taken... so we dropped the hook just north of the mooring field... we were secure on the hook at 1645. Our location for night N34°03.150',W077°53.280'. We traveled today for 9.0 hours covering 57.5 nautical miles averaging 6.4 knots.

Delayed departure this morning so Susan could go to the Saturday Farmers Market... it opened at 0800... Susan returned empty handed and upset... she had hoped to pick up some fresh produce but only found arts & crafts at the Farmers Market... she did however pickup some breakfast sandwiches at the coffee shop...

We got away at 0900 and found that we were fighting current... ran at 5.5 knots all the way to Morehead City where we crossed the inlet from teh Atlantic and had a nice boost for the last 2 hours to our destination for the day... Swansboro, NC.

We lucked out and scored a spot on the town dock... we were secure on the dock with shore power at 1500. Our location for night N34°41.159', W077°07.162'. We traveled today for 6.5 hours covering 37.8 nautical miles averaging 6.3 knots.