South River off Neuse River (near Beaufort, NC) 11 Oct 2008

We have been traveling on the Intercoastal Waterway and are 20 miles from Beaufort, N. C. where we will head out into the Atlantic south to Jamestown, South Carolina. We are currently "hiding out" in the South River so we are away from the winds on the Neuse River. We had a quiet night at anchor except for the sounds of rain and the buzzzz of mosquitos.. There will be high winds and high seas for the next few days until a high pressure system moves in so we are biding our time until next Tuesday and Wednesday when we will be taking our boat back out to sea. Yesterday we had some brisk winds on the Neuse River and some 3-4 foot waves with several porpoise sightings as they dived under our boat. Not much ship sightings except for a few sail boats trying to get to port and a few commerical fishing vessels.