Oriental NC Anchorage

Tuesday April 20th Nana and Nandad, after a long day cruising along Bogue Sound, Newport River, and Adam’s Creek we eventually anchored right outside the break wall at Oriental Hbr. There were several Anchorage spots before the Harbor  however many were overfilled with crab pots so after two attempts Nandad decided heading into Oriental was the best choice. It was very choppy but settled down once the sun set. 

Now boating is always full of surprises some good some not so good. As we were planning our trip to the Outer Banks we checked the weather conditions for the next few days. Very high winds with high seas were forecast so unfortunately there would be no side trip this time. Better be disappointed than miserable! Also Nandad is getting his second vaccine on Tuesday in Norfolk VA so we have learned from our travels never head to a destination when you have to be somewhere at a particular time - it seldom works in you favor. 

Due to the weather NH would leave the Anchorage by sunrise to be into Belhaven before the weather window. 

At sunrise we are ready to leave and if you look closely you will notice the infestation of flies! We were to discover that these are called Fuzzy Bills which are male mosquitos that don’t bite and only live 24 hours - not sure how reliable this source is! The anchor light was their main attraction and thank goodness they were mostly outside.

Nana is ready for the flies! Somehow Nandads knee is so painful he simply is not able to do the anchor!!!