South Lake, NC

[Kevin's Post]

Yesterday we traveled up the ICW about 50 miles making our way to what is one of the best protected anchorages in the area. It's a place called South Lake just off the Alligator river south of Albemarle Sound. It's more like a river than a lake, but we are 4 miles up the lake with good holding and wind protection from all directions. We're the only boat in here (for now) so we don't have to worry about other boats dragging into us. (I had a dream last night that my trusty airhorn ran out of air. . .) And the best part is we actually have a Verizon signal so we can easily monitor the weather without having to use the SSB. Alberto is 250 miles away and expected to pass slightly north of us late this afternoon. It has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression and we are expecting to see 35-45 mph winds as it passes. It doesn't sound like much compared to hurricane wind speeds, but it's still a respectable amount of wind. We've seen winds that high during squalls in the Bahamas, but it will be a new experience for us to see sustained winds that high. We're using our Fortress anchor as a primary this time as it is supposed to have better holding power in mud, but we have our trusty Delta standing by ready to deploy if we need a second anchor. It's drizzling outside with virtually no wind and we are just relaxing waiting for the weather to pass. For those of you who have been complaining about a lack of pictures (you know who you are!) here are some photos of some recent houseguests.

Where we are:
Lat: N 35 53.586'
Long: W 75 51.543'