Today we left Joyner Marina and headed across the Cape Fear River on a falling tide. The water was calm and the wind was moderate. It was a fast trip down the river without any barge or other large craft encounters in the shipping lanes. It was quite cool, however, until after lunch when the sun came out from behind the clouds. There were several boats ahead of us because we were delayed leaving the dock. We wanted to wait until the boat behind us left to make it easier to get off the dock.
The wind was very flukey once we got back in the ICW, varying from 5 – 15 knots but mostly from the north. Had the jib out part of the time for a little assist when we had the current against us. All in all it was a pleasant day on the water but not very exciting. After the howling wind we have been experiencing, this was very welcome.
Pulled into Calabash Creek to anchor around 3:45. There were already 7 boats here taking up most of the good anchoring spots so we motored on up to the town to see if there was a better place. Nope. Back we went and dropped the hook behind the last boat in line in 11 feet of water. I think the tides here are around 4 feet so we should be good. It is a little close to the channel but it will have to do. Another boat came in after us and anchored partially in the channel. Hope no large fishing boats run into them early in the morning.
Two small cruise boats, looking very large on the ICW, pulled in from Little River Inlet and headed south. It appears they are casino ships that live nearby and (maybe) take a trip out in the ocean for an evening of gambling and come back to their sheltered spots for the night. The Myrtle Beach crowd I presume.
Really don't like going back to standard time. It is getting dark so early now.
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