Columbia, NC - 7/28/11

When we left Belhaven this morning we still had a few miles of the Neuse River to cover.

Then we entered the Pungo Canal which was 20 miles long and virtually straight. Thank goodness for auto pilot.

The edges of the canal was loaded with cypress stumps so you had to stay in the middle. The book said it was approx 90 feet wide but we only had half that to navigate.

We entered the Alligator River which is BIG and WIDE. Another 20 miles on this monster but

we had a good ride thanks to nice weather. We arrived at Alligator River Marina shortly afternoon which gave us time to clean and wash the boat. Tomorrow we tackle the Albermarle Sound which does not have a good reputation for being kind to boaters.

The connection here is terrible and it took over 20 minutes to load these pictures. Hopefully things will be better when we get to Elizabeth City tomorrow.