Up again at 4:30am. Pulling anchor at daybreak is getting to be the routine. There is less wind early in the morning and it's nice to get in a little earlier. Pulled anchor at 6am. Passed through the Alligator River swing bridge at about 7am. Wind started SE 5-8 (nice close reach) and changed to S at 15 -20 (you guessed it - on the nose again. Became 20+ at the south end of the (18 mile long) Alligator River. I was sure goad to turn west into the smaller Alligator-Pungo section of the river. I lowered the main and sailed with the jib about noon. Motor sailed using just the jib for about 3 miles till I entered the 19 mile Alligator-Pungo canal/cut. Stopped and anchored for lunch just before entering the cut. Came out of the cut - into the Pungo River about 4pm with winds S at 20. Motor sailed into the wind and rain for about 3 miles to a very marshy area called Scranton Creek. The anchorage made me nervous because it was very tight, just 7' of depth, and the wind was still howling across the unobstructed marsh grasses. Fortunately, the anchor held tight.
Alligator River Swing bridge - closes in winds over 30
Barge entering the Alligator-Pungo Canal.
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