May 29, Coinjock, NC

Osprey nests in lots of the markers

Our "looper" flag lets other boats know we're on the Great Loop.

KOKOMO II at the docks in Coinjock. Now 50 miles from Norfolk and over 900 miles from Stuart

Relaxing in the morning before moving on toward Norfolk

Today was 70 degrees and clear, slightly hazy and nice. Travelled about 80 miles through the pretty inland waters of NC including the Albermarle Sound (one foot chop or less) and arrived about 3pm. Pretty undeveloped on the whole route today. Charlotte saw a deer, Chuck saw an Eagle and Linda saw an alligator. We all saw turtles along the way but not much other wildlife. One sailboat was seen aground, about 100 yards out of the channel near Alligator Bridge with a shrimp boat trying to pull him off. Heard later the sailboat was calling SeaTow so I guess they were unsuccessful in getting off until much later. Probably have to wait until tide change. Pretty quiet here in Coinjock with a good restaurant. The specialty is prime rib (32 oz) and they have soft shell crab today. We're eating like on a cruise ship.
No crabs from yesterday's attempt at crabbing in Belhaven. Charlotte and Chuck were very hopeful and tried crabbing for an hour or so at the dock in Belhaven. Locals told us later that we may be too early as water may still be too cold for crabs to move around much. Plan to try again later in the trip.