Long Shoal River to Ocracoke NC

It was one of those mornings where it's so foggy and rainy that you ask yourself if staying in bed is a good idea. Then you realize that fog and rain can be cool too. Perfect to heighten your senses and check out the radar and AIS for real. So off we go.

The night before, we dropped a hook at

Long Shoal River. It was wide open landscape and the bay empty but for us. Monday night winds were from the NE so we tucked as close to the north eastern shore as the depth would allow.

Sunset at Long Shoal:

Tuesday was fogged in with visibility varying all day from 1/2 mile to a bit further.

 

We played with the gain and rain controls on the radar and kept a horn nearby in case we needed to blast it.

Cool to watch the rain storms on radar as they came in waves over us. Plus the occasional nun or can or boat. It all made for a different kind of day on water.

Across Pamlico Sound we went out with a bit of headsail to keep the rolling down. 

Ocracoke Light, Silver Lake, Ocracoke, NC

We'll explore town and ocean -side beaches tomorrow. 

The channel into Silver Lake had been dredged 2014. Access was good, plenty of water depth. 

35.6,709.N

75.59.082.W