Alligator River my a.. 35◦55'.684 N 076◦01'.712 W

So we did 20 miles of the Alligator River and not a single alligator was found! 

When we crossed the swing bridge at Albemarle Sound we decided we had had enough cruising for one day and we anchored off Sandy point in the sound. The wind was quite strong so we anchored near the shore in the lee of the point. Somewhere around 3 am the winds changed direction and we were rocked and rolled for the remainder of the night. Needless to say we did not sleep well.

Up at 5 something am, or as our son would say, at Stupid o'clock, we had a cup of coffee and set off to cross the sound with 20mph winds and gusts up to 30mph. After rocking the boat, one time too many, losing a few more dishes and being generally uncomfortable we decided this was just not worth it and we turned around.  Three hours later we were tied up to the docks at Alligator River Marina 5 miles farther from Elizabeth town than we were first thing this morning.

This is a beautiful marina, but not a single boat in any of the slips.  There are 4 of us tied up to the fuel dock and that is it! 

There is one sign that is a bit disconcerting, so I decided not to go on play on rocks.

Looks like tomorrow's weather is not much better, and there is absolutely nothing around this marina. Tomorrow is likely to be a very boring day. The nearest town is 12 miles away and nothing but a big long bridge to look at. 

For this reason I will not blog tomorrow.

Talk to you on Saturday night.