It was hard to get out from under the comforter this morning, with the temperature
at 47 degrees. The day was beautiful though and we got to enjoy about 20 dolphins
as we neared Morehead City.
We anchored behind Sugarloaf Island next to the mooring balls which were empty
and dinghied to The Sanitary Fish Market (world famous, even with that name).
There we bought three pounds of bay scallops, some of which we enjoyed for dinner
that night. It was a very peaceful quiet night on the hook even that close to town and
we enjoyed the lights of the city reflected on the water. The boat set very steady with
the strong current.
26 miles
Tuesday, Oct. 23
We saw a dolphin as we headed out of our anchorage and again as we passed Bogue
Sound. We needed to time a swing bridge carefully and I called Camp Lejeune as
we neared their area to make sure we could pass through, with no live firing practice
today and get their approval to anchor in their bay. I was told we could anchor
there tonight but to keep a distance from their exercises occuring today.
When we arrived we were treated to a front row seat at an impressive display of the
Osprey aircraft, lots of two man mini- submarines and divers. I'm glad these guys are
on our side. It was noisy with large guns firing in the distance, lots of helicopters, and
other aircraft. We enjoyed a quiet beautiful sunset with 16 other boats in the anchorage
and after dark the nighttime warfare exercises started but things got quiet by 11:00.
Osprey aircraft practicing landing and takeoff
Beautiful peaceful sunset at Mile Hammock Bay
(Camp Lejeune)
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