Friday, June 15, 2007 Coinjock, N.C.

We left the Alligator River Marina by the Alligator Bridge, NC this morning at 9 am. We had head winds 12-15 knots from the north east and choppy seas 2 /3 feet as we crossed the Albermarle Sound. We headed off our course to ward off the choppy seas and the hobby-horse effect as we worked our way across the sound in amoungst the crap pots along our route.

Coinjock is a channel cut between two rivers. There are several marinas on each side of the channels with extremely long docks on the waterway. This is a popular stop over for north and south bound boaters.

The skies were cloudy all day with sprinkles of rain so we pulled into Coinjock Marina past the 50 mile mark on the intercoastal waterway instead of our planned stop at Great Bridge (the 15 mile mark) This is the first time since November during our trip south that we have had to put on our rain gear and long pants (instead of shorts) because of the cool winds and splashing seas! We will have dinner at the dockside marina-it looks like Prime Rib with a side of local seafood is the deal for the day! On to Great Bridge, VA tomorrow and then Norfolk on Sunday.