Little River
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 31 Dec 2011 21:57
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To Calabash River Off the Little River
Inlet
We left Carolina Beach at seven
thirty for today’s planned journey of thirty five miles, we needed to get south
of the Cape Fear area as an Arctic Storm with gale force winds was forecast and
we needed to get tucked in. By ten we were crossing the Cape
Fear Inlet and although the white line of the ICW on the map looks small
and narrow – the actual scenery was water for as far as we could see – miles of
it in fact.
Funny to see a lady called Thames River when we were back in our normal scenery. I got
Bear to fillet his pineapple, a first for
him
Oops
The bird we use to troll with fits in
the palm of our hand, the one on this girl was
massive
A very handsome
boy
It was quite nice to go over ground we
remembered from our trip north, we were pleased to see Sandy’s and this ‘One Careful Owner’ had survived hurricane
Irene
Great to see the mile marker numbers getting bigger
A Christmas tree
stand with a difference, Wise Owl allocations and a couple hanging out in the
sunshine
More to see and a
friendly wave
We anchored
twenty feet from the spot we had been in June – the crab pots were in different
places. Just as we got settled Tow Boat US trotted
by, the chap was concerned we had gone aground until he saw our anchor ball
dangling. He gave a cheery wave and zoomed off on a
real call out. Juno a boat we had seen in
Trinidad and Beaufort came and parked next to us making a trio, Tom popped over
for a beer and will follow us tomorrow to Belin.
Here we are on the last day of the
year.
Some numbers:
Sequence Big
Bear 19 – Me 12. I’m trying not to growl
Upword
Big Bear 13 – Me 26
Backgammon Big Bear 101 –
Me 110 and $ 393 up
Rummikub Big Bear 441 – Me
828 and $9075 up
Must get my act together on the
Sequence front.
Miles this year on Beez
Neez 3337.98 Bequia to New York and down to
here today.
Miles on the
ICW
1789.58 West Palm Beach to New York and down to here
today.
Miles this trip on Beez
Neez 10,802.60 Since the 6th of June
2008
Miles
together
14,047.81 Since we began sailing – should be
getting the hang of it soon.
ALL IN ALL NOT A
BAD SORT OF DAY, WEEK, YEAR,
TRIP |