Guess where we are tonight?? You betcha – Cape Lookout Bight. The finest anchorage I have experienced anywhere. Nothing but good memories here.. I’ve erased all the bad ones!!
It is only fitting that we make this our last anchorage of the cruise barring something unforeseen tomorrow. That and we heard Beaufort was full of anchored cruisers – the TWOMORROWS – and the current would have been against us after this record 71 nm day!!
It was a GREAT day on the ocean. Just as soon as we left Masonboro Inlet I raised sail and we were doing 6.1 – 6.5 all day!! Unheard of. There was maybe a 2 foot swell and light wind chop. The wind hovered around 10 kts SW all day. Just perfect. N o sea breeze filled in so it was comfortable the whole day.. For the most part we were alone out there too.
We made Cape Lookout and there were only 3 boats already anchored. We took a gravy spot near the entrance and the light house. It is going to be a fine evening in the light of the light house and the glow of a great sailing day.
Tomorrow we will leave in the morning on a rising tide to speed us up Adams Creek to Oriental and our new home slip at Sailcraft Marina. We will be with our good friends the Jim and Barb Thompson who are in final preparations for their great cruise.
Much more later. I’m whipped tonight.
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