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Phanthom by our side on the Albemarle Sound |
Underway from Columbia by 8:25AM, beautiful FLAT, CALM
waters of the Scuppernong River gave way to very similar waters in the Albemarle
Sound. Soon we were turning south onto the Roanoke River. Other than the expected current any river
creates the water remained the same…the wind however, caused us to notice and
predict that docking would be “interesting”.
Six miles later the current AND wind were still on the bow and we had to
dock perpendicular to the river bank.
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The Lower Place docked on the Roanoke River |
In true small town, fellow boater hospitality, Lou spotted
us from the bank of the river. We
continued on to the town dock, I was on the bow running docking techniques in
my brain. I told Charlie, “That guy is
really walking with a purpose, I hope he’s coming to help us.” And that’s how
we met Lou! After a couple attempts we (Charlie) was able to “stern in” to the
slip while I tossed stern lines to Lou and handled the mid ship tie. YAY!!
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Phanthom docked on the wall |
Remember Phanthom?
Well, Herb was behind us watching the show and decided he would “just
take the long wall down here”. So here’s
Phantom, 2 blocks away, docked behind the jail!! We had to register our boats at the Maritime
Museum with Leslie. She was completely OK with Herb’s decision – the wind made
an already difficult docking (due to river current) situation almost impossible
for someone alone on their boat.
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The "Herb" garden on Phanthom's back porch |
We walked quickly to Stella’s Cafe for lunch since she closes “promptly
at 2”. Good food, friendly atmosphere and very reasonable prices, YAY!!
Everyone was tired after the 4 hour boring cruise – not that I’m complaining – so
a nap was on the to-do list for the guys.
I managed a quite walk around town and realized we were on
the cusp of the Battle of Plymouth Living History Weekend! And since it looks
like the weather will keep us here a couple days, the next post might just be a
little history heavy! But for today – churches, cemeteries, funeral homes! This town has all of them!
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Hampton Academy d/b/a Bryan Funeral Service |
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Plymouth United Methodist Church and Cemetery |
And FYI as I type this…there is no wind and it looks like
the current has been turned off – imagine that!
Stay tuned!
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Jus' so you know... |
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