We had a lovely time at Spooner Creek last night. We took advantage of the wonderful swimming pool at the marina. After a hot and humid day on the water the pool was so refreshing. We had cocktails and munchies at the pool then went back to our boats and a had dinner on our own. Got an early start at 8 am and were on the water of the icw (intercoastal waterway) for over 7 hours. That included some time waiting for our 2 bridges to open. We are now at Harbour Village marina. It is just north of Wilmington, N.C. We saw lots of dolphins and many many birds.
We are planning to leave here at 7am tomorrow morning. It's going to be a tricky day with 2 bridges to catch at the right times and then to get into Bald Head Island at slack tide. They have apparently got a big current so it is important to arrive when the tide is changing and has it's least strength. We have also been following a story that has developed over the last day where some big boat (must have been very big) lost its rudder at the entrance to Bald Head Island causing a navigational hazard. They had divers down today trying to remove it but we have not heard if they have been successful. Should be an exciting day.
Today was cooler on the water and raining off and on with lightening and thunder. They are predicting rain again for tomrrow.
They have a really nice boaters lounge here at the marina and we all got together for drinks and had pizza delivered. Very fun time hanging out.
More tomorrow.
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