Day 5 Wrap-Up:
First the final shout-outs for the safe harbor and Southern hospitality I had yesterday. Special thanks to Justin and Lauren Ables for putting a roof over my head for the night and for sharing local knowledge on fishing, navigation and spots to check out for camping. Y’all are awesome, thanks for the help!
Capt. Drew McMillan (USMC, flies C-130s, total badass) and Danni, thanks for everything especially the amazing dinner. I suck for not taking pictures.
As for the journey, I thought today was a shortish day but it took a long time — gotta go back and check how far I actually paddled. The wind was generally mild (yay!) but the current was always flowing against me. I kept thinking the tide will change and I’ll get some hep, but it never happened. I need to learn more about mother’s currents.
I passed some amazing islands and beaches today. NC folks love to take their boats (and everyone seems to have one) and on a nice day they go to sandbars, islands and beaches on the sound and speed the day. I like that.
I was on the actual Intracoastal Waterway for much of the day. Too many boats and jet skis to enjoy the paddle. I now know that The crazy number of boats I saw Monday was due to a major fishing event that also draws spectators. But today it was just nice weather that brought it the boats. I’m not against boats but man, they change the paddling experience. Tomorrow is a long day on the Intracoastal. Will see how many boats are out.
Two and a half days of paddling left on this leg of the journey. Destination tomorrow is an AirBnB in Sneads Ferry, NC.
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