On a Rising Tide to Swansboro

Been on this boat with the Captain nearly a year and I still get yelled at when docking in the strong cross wind! My mate did a great job backing into this slip...I guided him around the edge of the dock and pile.   I threw the stern line first which is what is needed going stern first into the slip......then when I was hurrying to the bow he yelled something.... I thought he was saying he couldn't see where he was backing so I came back in time to hear him holler, “GET THE BOW LINE!!”...which is usually the next line thrown to deck crew....but being a little late due to thinking I had done something wrong the Miss gg swung way out into the middle of the slip...praise God for a nice wide slip!.....no damage done!

We had a push from the current nearly the whole way.....we would pass an inlet and think it might change and for the last little bit of our cruise it did slow us slightly.

About 50 minutes into our trip today we came to the Surf City swing bridge.

We timed it about right and only had to wait for about 8 minutes.

This catamaran was ahead of us at this bridge.

Pelicans waiting also at Marker 71 just before the bridge.

I loved this house...probably because of the blue roof.

We have some friends that live in this area and were hoping to wave at them today but they were gone.

The beautiful ocean could be seen in this “almost inlet”.

We crossed the New River and continued in the Intracoastal Waterway.

The ICW goes right through the Lejeune Marine Corp Base.   This was all we could see of it from the boat. 

Here we are lined up with two other boats to go through the Onslow Beach swing bridge.

We were wondering what these folks were doing...they picked up a green marker buoy and put it down in another spot.

Turned out to be the Coast Guard keeping the markers in the right place so we don't run aground! Thank you USCG!

I was sure this must be a country club but the Captain thinks it was one big house!

Our friend, Stephanie, came to visit us this evening from New Bern and brought her two wonderful kiddos....so I got some good sugar/hugs...loved it.  Here is the new Captain, Nick, and his first mate, little sister, Erin.