Alligator River - Mile 102

Good evening from the Alligator River!  We are about 102 miles south of Norfolk, VA and are settled into a nice anchorage area with a few other sailboats.  The generator is running - we just had a nice dinner - and have settled down to watch some TV and relax.

It has been a good day on Master Plan - we left Oriental at about 8:30 AM and traveled about 80 miles and arrived here at about 5:00 PM.  We saw lots of tugs/barges today - very interesting looking  ones too.  When we were cruising through the Pungo Alligator River Canal (20 straight miles), one was off to the side - we're not sure if they were resting or broken down - hard to tell.

This was an interesting looking barge - there was a sign on it - PHC Phosphate Company

This is the tug/barge was pulled over and not moving. . .

We're  back in the coffee-colored water - check out these two pictures I took off of our stern:

I took this at about 1PM - you can start to see the brownish color . . .

This one taken a few hours later - amazing the difference . . .

Cruising along the Pungo Alligator Canal - a straight shot for 20 miles . . . 

Mile Marker 105, combined with an ICW Channel Marker - our anchorage is about 3 miles north of this point.

One thing we noticed is that the ICW Mile Markers are more prevalent - there really aren't many (or any) to speak of in the southern part of the ICW.

So - tomorrow - our plan is to be in Virginia.  As many of our loyal readers know, we went through the Dismal Swamp on the way down - for this trek, we will take the other option going through Coinjock called the Virginia Cut.  It will be nice to see a different part of the ICW.  It's funny how much of each part of the ICW we recall as we head North.  There are so many wonderful parts and areas of this great waterway and how blessed we are to enjoy it - an incredible experience.

So - we'll keep you posted - sending lots of love from Master Plan - Jen & Paul

Today's Quote:

"We all have the power to give away love, to love other people. And if we do so, we change the kind of person we are, and we change the kind of world we live in."

 --Rabbi Harold Kushner