Tuesday, November 2

We got up this morning at 6:00 am to discover that it is still dark. We were able to up anchor at 6:45 AM and start down Adams Creek.

Boy was it cold! The temperature was in the low 50's with 15 to 20 knots of wind out of the North. We were somewhat protected form the wind until we got Moorehead City on the Bogue sound and we were getting the full flow of the wind right in the face.

We planned a stop at Dudley's marina in Swansboro and were within 10 feet of their fuel dock when we went aground in 5.0 feet of water. After a fruitless ½ hour we decided to continue on toward Mile Hammock Bay which is part of Camp Lejeune. We arrived here at 3:30 and had the anchor down by 3:45. The holding is good and there is plenty of room for boats to anchor. They allow cruisers to anchor here but we are not allowed to go to shore. Right now Sea Horse helicopters are flying about but I expect most of it will die down this evening.

We plan to leave at first light tomorrow morning and plan to make Southport by the end of the day.Hopefully we will be able to stay warm tonight and have warmer weather tomorrow.