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toukokuuta 2024
Towed C-Traveler out to my Buddy Bill's home on Lake Keowee in S. Carolina, to spend several days exploring the lake, and then we'll head over to Morehead City, NC, to relaunch and cruise the N. Carolina Loop. Lue lisää

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    Norfolk Naval Shipyards . 1

    21. toukokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    We left Saint Julian Creek this morning and headed north on Elizabeth River. Stopped to check out the Elizabeth River Boat Landing and Park, and Mike met a guy that uses chicken legs on a string to catch Blue Crab. We continued on up the Elizabeth River past the Portsmouth and Norfolk Naval Ship Yards. Many Naval vessels parked behind restricted buoys, some protected by Navy Police boats. If you like to look at our nation’s protection power and enjoy ships, you will enjoy this photo dump. And I only uploaded a quarter of the photos I took. Also passed some ship loading facilities. And a dredge working in the channel. Eventually crossed over the Hampton Roads Tunnel and poked our bows out into Chesapeake Bay. This is as far north as we will go on this trip. We turned back around, and pulled into Hampton River Inlet to get fuel at one of the marinas. From here, we went back on the Elizabeth River to continue south. Bill and Mike decided to go up the James River and pulled into Deep Creek to anchor for the night. I continued south and turned on the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River to go visit a friend on Lilly Creek. I am tied up to his dock for the night. Tomorrow I’ll meet back up with Bill and Mike. The friend is another C-Brat that I knew from online chatting on C-Brats and the Facebook C-Dory group. It was interesting to find out we both served in the USCG and knew some of the same Coasties. It is a small world! Thanks so much Steve and Joan for the great supper and hospitality! 40 miles traveled today. I will add two more additions to this footprint, just to upload all the photos.Lue lisää

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    More of Norfolk

    22. toukokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    Low mileage day today, only traveling 14 miles. I didn’t leave Steve’s dock until around 1:15pm. Bill and Mike started their day from where they anchored about 22 miles north of me. After leaving Steve’s I came back out on the Elizabeth River, then turned north towards the Lafayette River, where I met Bill. Mike was still exploring Bennet Creek up near where they spent the night. Bill and I explored the Lafayette River, and then turned around to come back out, meeting Mike along the way. We are all anchored now near the Lamberts Point Coal terminal. I understand we export good grade coal, and import lower grade coal. This is some information on the Lamberts Coal Terminal:
    Lamberts Point Coal Terminal is the largest, fastest, and most efficient transloading facility for coal in the Northern Hemisphere. Opened on the Elizabeth River around 1865, the NS-served and operated transshipment terminal boasts an annual throughput capacity of 48 million tons. While the facility handles utility and metallurgical coals, most of its business involves the export of met coal, which is loaded onto ocean-going vessels and shipped to countries across Europe, Asia, South America, and beyond for use in steel production. At the heart of the terminal is the 1,850-foot-long Pier 6, in use since 1962. Operated 24/7, the pier features two 18-story-tall ship loaders that enable the facility to load two vessels simultaneously. Twin tandem rotary dumpers tip over railcars brimming with 100 tons of coal, feeding the ship loaders for a combined loading capacity of up to 8,000 tons per hour.
    With its versatility, Pier 6 can load vessels ranging in size from small coastwise barges to large Cape-sized colliers. Both loading berths and the lay berth are dredged to allow loading to a 50-foot draft. The ship loaders can accommodate vessels with a beam of 175 feet and an air draft of 74 feet.A special competitive advantage is the terminal’s ability to offer complete coal blending and mixing services for both metallurgical and utility coal applications. A four-stage sampling system, operated independently by Sampling Associates International, can provide ASTM- ISO-approved samples for all cargoes.    Lue lisää

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    Black Water Creek .1

    23. toukokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F

    Today was our last day in the Norfolk/Portsmouth area. One last look at all the naval ships and commercial ships here, and we started our trip back to the south. I also took some photos of the Navy’s Deperming Station. You can look that up, but it’s basically a facility to decrease or eliminate a remnant magnetic field. We poked into Scott’s Creek and the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River just to see what there was to see. Then we continued south on the Elizabeth River Southern Branch to the ICW’s Virginia Cut. This put us on the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal and North Landing River. This afternoon we pulled into Black Water Creek to anchor for the night. We had one lock to go through today, the Great Bridge Lock. There is very little elevation change here as the lock is primarily to prevent much current in the Albermarle & Chesapeake Canal. After that, we had three low bridges that we went through, that opened on the hour and half hour. The Great Bridge Bridge, which was a Bascule type, and then two swing type bridges. 39 miles on a hot sunny day today. 92 is what my thermometer showed.Lue lisää

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    Broad Creek

    23. toukokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F

    33.5 miles today. First half under cloudy skies, most of last half in rain. Last night was very calm and peaceful in Black Water Creek. I think tonight here in Broad Creek will be just as nice, if not better. Today’s route was pretty much on the North River. We crossed back into North Carolina and passed Bell Island and then went through Coinjock, NC. Coinjock is a busy stop during the Great Loop boating season as many boats will overnight there, after or before crossing the Albemarle Sound. There are only a couple marinas, but one has a very long dock almost the length of town. Prior to passing through Coinjock, the “Cape Point” ferry between Currituck and Knotts Island passed in front of me. Early this afternoon we turned off the ICW into open water and into Broad Creek. Most boats on the ICW where we have been are north bound. At least the ones doing the Great Loop. Heading north for the cooler temperatures, and to cruise the northern parts of the Great Loop during our summer season.Lue lisää

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    Manteo

    24. toukokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    It was a quiet and calm night in Broad Creek. 32 miles today as we continued on the North River, crossed the Albermarle Sound into the Roanoke Sound, turning into Shallowbag Bay and then into the town of Manteo. Mostly open water today, but fairly calm on most of it. Had one Tug and empty Barge turn up the North River as we entered into Albermarle Sound. By the time I arrived in Maneo, I was running about a half hour ahead of Mike, who was running about an hour ahead of Bill. (All of us running at slightly different speeds.) Bill and Mike decided to anchor out here, while I’m on a free dock. (I prefer docks when available. They prefer to anchor out, especially since they have their Kaboats.) They explored with their Kaboats, while I found the nearest Ice Cream Shop, Big Bucks Homemade Ice Cream. (LOL) They eventually came to shore, and we walked around town some more, and then got supper at Poor Richards Sandwich Shop. Tonight we are being treated to a free concert. Sort of. KC and the Sunshine Band, opened by Chairmen of the Board, are playing at the Roanoke Island Festival Park just across the small bay from where I’m docked, and an equal distance from where Bill and Mike are anchored. So it’s not going to be quite as quiet tonight as the last two nights. At least until later… But at least it’s a decent band. Lol.Lue lisää

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    Ocracoke

    26. toukokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F

    Woke up to fog this morning in Manteo. We wanted to get an early start as we decided to make Ocracoke this evening, 66 miles, due to wind forecast tomorrow, along with a small craft warning. We’ll spend two nights here, anchored in Silver Lake. More like a very small Bay that the town of Ocracoke surrounds. We came out of the Roanoke Sound, continuing along the Old House Channel, and into the Pamlico Sound. We were out of the fog not far after leaving Manteo. The Pamlico Sound is a large and shallow body of water. There was little wind today, so it was pretty calm. Until the last 8 miles, which got a little choppy. As we left the Old House Channel, we passed the Dredge, Miss Katie. Entering the Pamlico Sound, there was an area with quite a number of duck blinds. Bill, Mike and I were all about a mile or two apart. Just droning along on such a calm day and open expanse of water, I decided to watch Sister Act 1 and 2 on my ipad to pass the time away. We entered the Big Foot Slough Channel to come into Silver Lake and Ocracoke.Lue lisää

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    Ocracoke Day 2.1

    27. toukokuuta 2024, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F

    Today was spent in Ocracoke, due to the winds and small craft warning. No alarm and enjoyed sleeping in! After I made and ate breakfast, I kayaked over to the town to walk around. Bill and Mike were already on land also walking around. I walked out to the Light House here, and into a few gift shops. Treated myself to a banana split at noon and called it lunch, since I had my breakfast later in the morning. Walked around some more, and then caught the free tram to ride back to the ferry terminal. Then walked back to my kayak. During my walking around, I also did a virtual geocache at the British Memorial. This cache was was presented exactly one year ago, and seemed appropriate for me to find it today. (Memorial day cache. https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCG5V8_brot…). During Bill and Mike’s walk, they also walked to the Lighthouse, and then over to the other side of the island to check out the beach. Somewhere along the way they came across a cemetery that had a headstone for a horse buried there, next to its owner. They also saw an interesting old truck. This evening the three of us had dinner together at Howard’s Pub. The winds did pick up pretty good today. Out of the SW, and we are anchored in the sw corner of the lake, so in a relatively calm spot.Lue lisää

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