Coinjock

 4/28- Deep Point to Coinjock

    I really like getting up before dawn and seeing how still everything is. The birds are chirping and the water is still with a slight mist rising up out of it. We thought we would get a jump on everyone today and get out early. We were pulling up the anchor at 6:15 and when I looked up the whole rest of the anchorage was moving. We all motor sailed down the Alligator River in a line. The bridge tender must have gotten writers cramp from writing down all the info on the 10 or so boats that descended on him. He was good though getting us all through in 2 groups. 

   The wind was east at 10-15 and I thought these conditions were what this boat was made for. We ran up the mainsail for the first time in 3 or 4 months and away we went. We broad reached all the way across the sound. It was nice to give Mr Perkins a bit of a break. 

    We tied up at Coinjock Marina. Here they have a long face dock and as we were early they tied us to the wall behind a boat we had met last night. They squeeze every inch out of the dock as our anchor was hanging over the swim platform of the boat in front of us. The same behind us as their anchor was almost in our cockpit. It is a nice place and they crammed a whole bunch of boats onto that dock. Everyone was very friendly and we went to the restaurant that was known for its prime rib but we opted out and had something else. 

   This is mile 50 of the ICW and we hope to get to mile 1 tomorrow but we have to go through 8 lift bridges and a lock. It should be interesting. 

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