Carolina Beach

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Thu 9 Jun 2011 22:12
En Route to Carolina Beach,
North Carolina
![]() ![]() ![]() We got up this morning knowing we
were at low tide, soon to begin rising. Very funny as Bear went to do his anchor
bit and I'm stirring Beez at eight o'clock; on nothing but
the soft mud and going at zero knots, making for a
fun photograph. Within a couple of feet I had found the channel, turned
left as we always seem to do and within fifty yards had left South for North Carolina.
![]() ![]() ![]() A massive property, a
'one careful owner' and Sandy's clearly needing a little sympathy
![]() Something we haven't seen since the
Caribbean, probably an old sugar plantation
![]() The last bit of the ICW before it crosses
Cape fear.
![]() The
biggest petrol pump we have ever seen - we saw a chum (container
ship) heading toward this one.
![]() ![]() I would have loved to watch the
fueling operation but I had Cape Fear to cross, weird
feeling sea movement. The tide was kind and pushed us along
at a good lick in deep water
![]() We passed a sand bar resting place to
thousands of sea birds
![]() The ferry service
![]() As we re-entered the ICW a few birds
followed this local fisherman for a tidbit. After
crossing we went through Snows Cut watching loads of Jellyfish float past - the
size of side plates. Any idea of swimming off the back of the girl diminishing
by the second. Still at the end of the cut, a quick turn right and in minutes
entered the basin we would drop anchor; earlier today at a quarter to four due
to the current always being with us.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The four sides of the
basin we anchored in, a surprise to be in a built up
area
![]() A pretty
evening
ALL IN ALL A
VARIED DAY
LUCKY WITH THE TIDES, VERY SWIFT
DAY
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