When we looked at Corning we were sooooo thankful for our pilot house. Amazingly we covered 65 miles to Mile Hammock Bay which is right inside a military base. Marine or navy boats came and went. We watched from the deck of Blessed Spirit as we sipped our wine and enjoyed the sunset.
We heard on the VHF that there would be some shooting drills the next day and that the naval base would be closed off. That meant we had to get up early to make the next bridge by 7:00 a.m. We left by 6:00 and made it through the bridge on time and safely. We noticed that some boaters obviously had had great difficulty with the currents and staying in the channel under the bridge.
Along the way to Spooner's Creek it was very interesting viewing all the different kinds of homes people built. We thought this one was very original.
This one had its own lighthouse!!!
However, the Mediterranean look is my favourite!
Along the way we found our dream property below. It even came furnished!
We reached Spooner’s Creek by 12:30 giving us the day to shop at the large mall nearby. Roman bought a booster for our antennae and it worked! Hopefully it will boost our internet reception. Corning and Tita rowed over to our boat for dinner 
and on the way back they not only dropped their flashlight in the water but also ruined their camera when water in the dinghy got into their bag. I have had e-mails from boaters who ask me to put in tips for those who are thinking of going south. This is a very important one. Salt is lethal to electronics and it is crucial to put all cameras, computers, etc. in a ziplock freezer bag every time you take it onto a dinghy, even if it is in a bag. That is one reason I am grateful that my little camera is waterproof. Roman helped them retrieve the pictures on the camera but could do nothing about the camera itself.On the way to Oriental North Carolina, it seemed that every second marker had a bird's nest on it.
These birds do look like osprey. What do you think?We made it into Oriental with no difficulties this time and stayed at Oriental Marina with Blessed Spirit. 
Oriental Marina is part of a hotel and provides towels, shampoo, soap etc. which was a real luxury. The weather forecast for the next few days called heavy winds and rough seas across the sound so we stayed in Oriental for three nights, two if them on the town free docks pictured above. We did our laundry, cleaned our boats, rode bikes, 
read, walked and talked. We really enjoyed our evenings when we would get together for potluck suppers, laughter and a game of cards. Corning taught us many games of poker. We played for chips and then with nickels, dimes and quarters. We had time to prepare some really gourmet meals and also to go out for dinner.
Our Good Friday dinner we spent at anchorage in Deep Point on the Alligator River. Tita and Corning came over for dinner. We decided to go through the Dismal Swamp rather than the Virginia Cut.
Oriental Marina is part of a hotel and provides towels, shampoo, soap etc. which was a real luxury. The weather forecast for the next few days called heavy winds and rough seas across the sound so we stayed in Oriental for three nights, two if them on the town free docks pictured above. We did our laundry, cleaned our boats, rode bikes, 
read, walked and talked. We really enjoyed our evenings when we would get together for potluck suppers, laughter and a game of cards. Corning taught us many games of poker. We played for chips and then with nickels, dimes and quarters. We had time to prepare some really gourmet meals and also to go out for dinner.
Our Good Friday dinner we spent at anchorage in Deep Point on the Alligator River. Tita and Corning came over for dinner. We decided to go through the Dismal Swamp rather than the Virginia Cut.
Blessed Spirit going through the Alligator Swing Bridge.
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