Oct. 30- Oriental to Swansboro


We left our dock in Pecan Grove Marina at 7:00 just as the sky started to brighten.  It was a familiar trip across the Neuse River and down Adam’s Creek toward Beaufort.  But then we made the turn into Bogue Sound and under the Morehead City bridge, which we haven’t done in 20 years.  Now the trip became real!  We are leaving our old familiar haunts and doing something entirely different!  Along the way we were greeted by a dolphin- see  top of picture.  He road our bow wave for a minute but did not find us very interesting.  I am sure if I held up our little dog he might have hung around a little longer! We arrived at Casper’s Marina at 2:30, tied up and took a much needed stroll into town to stretch our legs.

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  1. D & Don on SOUTHERN CROSSJanuary 18, 2022 at 4:34 PM

    January 18, 2022 - we are next door to Caspers at Saltwater Grills town docks. Just following in your wake.

    D and Don aboard SOUTHERN CROSS

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