Harbour Village Marina

Sunday November 5th.  Another long day cruising starting at 8am ( thinking it was 9am ) and arriving into our slip at 3.15 pm. The marina has new docks and is run by four private HOA’s. It is the perfect spot for a relaxed quite evening looking out into the ICW. Beautiful homes surround the marina and because there is no outlet to the Atlantic Ocean the boats are mostly Center Console and Boston Whalers. The perfect spot for fishing, beaching and simply enjoying the waterways. Our only issue this evening is sunset was 5.15 pm!! 

The cruise today was just beautiful with the ocean breeze and visibility in the distance. The surrounding waters are full of small islands, creeks, inlets and marshes. It is really very difficult to capture its beauty on camera. Nana was able to spot a bald eagle perched on a dead tree, snowy egrets peeping their long necks up unannounced in the marshes, pelicans swooping down to catch their fish, the osprey guarding their nests, the sea gulls following out wake and Nandad got great video of dolphin frolicking along the side of NH -  Unfortunately Nana has not figured out how to post a video on her blog! The picture below is the Beaufort Inlet which will take you out into the Atlantic.

A little blurry but gives you the idea of the beaches that you can access with your small boats and have some family fun.

Now Nana rarely talks about food while cruising however today she could not resist the opportunity to share with you what a late morning snack might look like on NH. Homemade poppy seed bread, yogurt and fresh strawberries. All while maintaining hourly watches and making sure NH stays on course. Life is pretty good. Apologies that the strawberries are not in a pretty container - always room for improvement.