Moving again

 11/13- We finally took off from Oriental this morning. We actually put out the jib and sailed across the Neuse River. After that it was narrow channels so we called on Mr Perkins again and he led the way. We were trying to go slow so we wouldn’t get to Morehead City too early as the current would make it hard to dock. The slower I ran the motor the faster we went , sometimes hitting 7 knots. It took a couple of shots at it but we got her into the slip. The current was strong and crosswise so it was hard to line the boat up. It wasn’t pretty but we got her done. 

   We went into town and had a pizza with Bob and Samara. We were the only 2 boats on the dock tonight. It’s a nice place with nice showers. 

Speaking of showers we have been testing out showers all down the East coast. These are mostly public showers. Even in marinas and yacht clubs enough people use the showers to think of them as public. We see quite a variety of quality. It ranges from the brand new marble shower with the rain drop head to the worn out linoleum shower with the leaking head. The most important thing is cleanliness. At first glance some may not look so good but look at your own shower and think what 10 people a day would do to that. I do have to say that there hasn’t been a lack of hot water yet. It’s great to luxuriate in hot water especially if you haven’t showered in 4 or 5 days. The one gripe we have with all these odd cubicles is the lack of hooks. Many of these shower rooms will only have one hook. That may work in your home but I have 3 layers of clothes and a towel to try and keep above a usually constantly wet floor. All this you are supposed to put on one hook??!! Tonight the shower had 3 hooks and a bench which was great but the water ran right out onto the floor. Still it was better than no shower. 

   We have entered a section of the ICW that is very shallow with shifting sand bars. It goes behind the barrier islands and curves down the coast. There is usually strong currents depending on which way the tide is going. We are learning new skills all the time. 

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