We tied up to the $10.00 dock at the Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant
in Morehead City (near Beaufort), NC, on Sunday night, then departed
about 0700 Monday morning. Made it past Bellhaven, NC, to the east end
of the Pungo River last night (Monday night) and anchored in a very
remote and quiet anchorage for the night. Three sailboats and another
trawler joined us for the evening.

Up early and departed at 0600 this morning. Hope to get north of
Coinjock, NC, by tonight (almost 100 miles from last night). If we can
do that, we’ll make it through Norfolk on Wednesday and into the
Chesapeake! Yeah!!

Don’t remember if I mentioned that we no longer have an oil leak – the
mechanic in Georgetown, SC, fixed it! What a relief not to have to mop
up a thin film of oil from the engine room deck every morning (I check
the engine oil level when the engine room is cooler before starting out
for the day).

We still have a shot at making the Cape on time!