ICW, Elizabeth City to Beaufort, NC

After crossing the Dismal swamp canal, we arrived at Elizabeth City. 










Many cities along the ICW are incredibly nice to travellers. They built free docks where we can stay for 48h, and if lucky even take a hot shower and enjoy free wifi. That’s what Elizabeth City had to offer for us. So we spent a night there before heading to Alligator River. We left kinda late because winds were supposed to go down midday, which did not happen. So we crossed Albemarle Sound with good winds and 3-4 feet waves. After sailing for about 7 hours, we anchored in the middle of nowhere. So far from civilization that we were able to show the kids the Milky way and the million stars in the sky. It was magical!!! 

 

Early morning, we left for Belhaven, where we spent the night before leaving for Oriental. Almost made it to Beaufort then, but we decided to relax a little and meet up with our travelling friends for a delicious fish curry! We even got a perfect sunset. It couldn’t get any better... 






Today we made it to Morehead City, where we docked at a restaurant for the night. A meal and 25$ to get a dock and free wifi, all worth it! The sad thing about this place is to see all the damage that Florence has done. The destroyed docks, the closed restaurants, the tarps on most of the roofs. Still, everyone seem to be in a good mood and are super nice to us! The best part is, it’s getting warmer, with palm trees and dolphins! We could smell the ocean on our way here, so we knew we were South... Best feeling ever. 🀩 

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