Oriental to Pungo River Anchorage
We had a
very quiet night at anchor in Oriental harbor.
Powerboats started to motor through very early in the morning. We had a leisurely breakfast and weighed
anchor at 0800. Our day was relatively
uneventful. We motor-sailed down the
Neuse River. We were able to continue
motor-sailing as we turned north on the Bay River. We motored through the canal and Goose Creek
until we reached the Pamlico River. We
crossed the Pamlico River and turned up the Pungo River in good order. We stopped at the River Forest Marina in Belhaven
for fuel, water and to discharge our trash.
The marina was very busy and it was an awkward situation as fueling was
done at the slips and there wasn’t much maneuver room. Therefore, we would not stop there again for
fuel. We proceeded to our anchorage a
few miles further north on the Pungo River right at the entrance to the
Alligator-Pungo Rivers Canal. Several
other boats were already at anchor there.
It was too late to proceed any further today as this was the last good
anchorage before entering the 22 mile long canal.
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| Barge on the Pungo River |
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