We left a bit later than planned... wanted to get away by 0700 but did not get off the dock until 0730... weather was 1000% better than yesterday... no wind and sunshine... YAY! Missed sunrise but there was a great moonset as we left the marina.

Getting away 30 minutes later than planned totally destroyed my bridge timing for openings... Wrightsville Beach Bridge opens only on the top of the hour... we could not make the 0900 so we had to slow way down to make the 1000... easier to slow down and arrive just minutes before the opening than to sit and wait at the bridge for the opening.... especially today as the "No wind" from earlier had increased by the time we reached the Wrightsville Beach Bridge... plus we had a strong current on our stern... so slowing down for the bridge arrival we lost the speed boost from the current also... :(

We made the 1000 opening from this point forward we have 3 more bridges... Figure Eight Bridge which we would be able to clear today with the tide state (no opening required)… the Surf City Bridge which was just replaced with a high rise... and then the Onslow Beach Bridge. The late departure also messed up our timing for the last bridge and we again had to slow down to arrive just before the opening time... and again we had a strong current pushing us... sucks to not be able to utilize the boost in speed when you get it...

We arrived to Swansboro, NC and it was time to stop... two longs days prior take a toll on you and an early night was nice. We docked at the Church Street Docks at approximately 1645 and were securely docked at 1700. Our position tonight is N34°41.159', W077°07.161'. We traveled today for 9 hours and 30 minutes covering 59.1 nautical mile averaging 6.2 knots.