We spent last night behind Shackleford Banks, grateful that we could continue some sort of vacation with our boat. The new (bent)
rudder was removed, and old (rusty) rudder was installed, and the bow roller for the anchor was un-bent where it had been damaged
in the tow. The folks at Town Creek Marina were polite and professional and we are grateful for their help.
Today we wandered across the Banks and saw lots of Banks ponies up (too) close. Oddly, they weren't afraid of us, though if anyone
approached within 5 feet they would amble away. The beach was too steep for swimming, but as we had the whole 3 miles of beach to
ourselves, we were pretty happy to watch the water, do a little shelling and build a couple lousy sand castles.
After lunch, we headed back up the ICW, past Oriental, and began sailing again for the first time since Monday. It was a lovely
day for sailing and we sailed right up our anchorage. We are in the South River, just across the Neuse River from our homeport
at the Boonedocks. We had seen a cemetery here on previous visits, and thought we could explore the cemetery using our inflatable
kayak. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes and yellow flies also decided to honor the dead today. And as the dead are not available for
bug food, they decided to eat US. We hotpaddled it back to the boat, put up the mosquito nets and now settled in watching Happy Feet
(again).
Tomorrow we will sail to Ocracoke, then probably Manteo, Norfolk, then...who knows? We are enjoying the wonderful weather and hope it
is nice wherever you are too.
Love,
Abby, Bob, Karen and Leah
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