5/2/10 We left Harbor Village in the morning with winds forecast to be strong. The route was protected until Bogue Sound. On our way to Bogue Sound we had to travel the ICW past Camp Lejeune where the marines have a training base. They are large signs and if they are practicing shooting, they will have boats on the ICW to stop all boat traffic - sometimes for hours - as they train. They actually shoot across the ICW into targets. Luckily they must have had Sunday off and we had no issues. Bogue is a large sound with some protection, we had small rollers but not bad at all. We stayed on the north side of Morehead City in the Morehead City Yacht Basis, full protected from the strong SW winds, no current and right next to Floyd's Restaurant where we enjoyed our 35th Anniversary. Morehead is a small quaint area with many charter sport fishing boats and commercial traffic.
The next morning we left around 6:30 a.m. trying to make our way to Oriental before the winds built too much. We were in protected waters until the Neuse River which had strong winds against a strong current and a rolling chopping sea. It was not an issue for our tug but a nasty crossing. We arrived in Oriental around 10 am and got settled in our dock. John had to dock the boat sideways to 25 knots of wind and did a fabulous job. Oriental is a beautiful little village with great restaurants, gift shops, art, crafts and fresh seafood! The Marina Inn has a restaurant, pool and right downtown...with great folks to greet you.
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