Moorhead City!

Yesterday the wind and waves and thunderheads were building and the tide was against us. Our speed was only 4.2 knots, very sad. We were crawling and decided to throw in the towel early. We arrived in Moorhead City at 10:30 and decided to stop at Morehead City Yacht Basin and take a slip for the night. Normally we would have gone much further but the weather is so unpredictable and we don't want to get caught in a thunderstorm. Too many of our fellow cruisers have been struck, we don't wish to be one of them. Our house had been struck on two separate occasions, now the boat is our house and we don't wish for a repeat performance. 

After we tied up at the dock and got checked in at the office we went for a walk into town. There wasn't a lot to see but the walk on the waterfront was nice and so was lunch out. 

Morehead City is big into Marlin tournaments and the statue of the Marlin, in the picture, has all the tournament winners listed in stone around it.

This morning we were off the dock by 6:45 and underway. We were headed toward the bridge and this barge was coming up on the other side. We, of course, gave him a wider berth and waited till he transited under the bridge first. 

The sun was already high up in the sky and very hazy. The sky was clear but it didn't take long for the thunderheads to start to build. This has been an every day occurance. 

We have seen Dolphins again today. Sorry this is the best picture I could get. 

We are anchored at Mile Hammock, an anchorage frequented by cruisers. It's just off the ICW and within Camp LeJeune  Marine Base. We have anchored here many times on our way North and South. 

This was the beautiful sunset we were treated to while sitting in our cockpit. 

We did see another pod of dolphins here in the anchorage but they were just a little to far away to get a good picture, maybe tomorrow.