Camp Lejune, NC

It pays to share the ICW with this big guy. Being a commercial boat they don't wait for bridge openings that are on a schedule, the bridge opens on request for them. It certainly saved us time today and because of the time savings we made it all the way to the anchorage 68 miles from where we were last night. We set a personal record today we have never gone 68 miles in one day without doing an over night. It took us 10 1/2 hours, boy are we tired.

Today we went past the anchorage we were trying for last night and it took us 3 hours to get there. That would have made it around 7 PM last night. I'm glad we threw in the towel at 4:30 instead.

I did forget to mention yesterday about the wild goats we saw on an island while we waited for the pontoon bridge to open. Another boat said on the VHF that they could see a red fox but we were too far away. It is amazing what you see traveling on the ICW and the variety of animals.

Tonight we are anchored in Mile Hammock Bay. It is within Camp Lejune and maneuvers take place right here, sometimes during the night. There are 12 other boats here as well, 10 sail, 1 power and 1 catamaran. Tomorrow we will go through the firing range. Sometimes the ICW is closed due to firing. The shut down can be for an hour or longer.

Tomorrow will be a short day, only 63 miles. We will leave early tomorrow morning in hopes of getting to our destination earlier than today.