Elizabeth City, NC

On Tuesday, June 14 we prepared for an early departure since we wanted to reach Elizabeth City ahead of any storms. By 9:30 we were on our way having  walked Archie, done a load of laundry, prepared Zendo and said good-bye to Cathy.  Leaving the marina at Albermarle Plantation was much easier than when we arrived. The weather was overcast and hot but not rainy.  Unfortunately, Lynn slightly miscalculated the narrow channel and we ran aground heading out. But thankfully, Jonny was able to maneuver us back into that very skinny channel after just a few minutes.

It was quite rolly as we headed east across the Albemarle Sound. We had neglected to give Archie a CBD biscuit before leaving and he refused to eat one once we got underway even with peanut butter smeared on it.  Fortunately, we were able to change tacks after an hour and the rest of the day the cruise was quite comfortable.

We arrived at the town dock in Elizabeth City by 2:20.  There were two areas to tie up. The first had about three boats already and the tie-up was stern in with very short finger piers.  We would have had to climb over our aft deck rail and over the dinghy to get to the dock - not feasible!  The second area was much preferred as it was next to a big grassy park and there were no other boats there.  We had stayed there many years ago on our first cruise north.  The gate to get off of the dock was locked but we were able to climb over it easily.  Neither of these town docks had power or any amenities but they were free and easily accessible to the charming downtown area. By the way, I neglected to say that one of the best things about our stay at Albemarle Plantation was that it was free and it had great amenities!! 

That afternoon we walked into town with Archie and found a very nice local brew pub where we enjoyed a couple of refreshing local brews.

Later on we ate the rest of our leftovers for dinner, went for another walk through a lovely nearby nature trail and settled in for a quiet evening - a first for us in almost two weeks! We started the second season of Bridgerton.  Several blocks away, a fairly loud action movie was being broadcast outside but luckily it ended by around 10:30.

We were looking forward to the next day when we would be cruising through the Great Dismal Swamp!  And by the way, our ultimate destination this season is Maine where we will be attending a delayed wedding celebration for Jonny’s cousin Robbie’s daughter.