16 June 2013 – Sunday

We departed Bridge Tender Marina headed to Spooners Creek Marina at Morehead City, North Carolina. During this trek we passed through one of the weapons firing ranges at Camp Lejune, NC. (Marine Corps Training Center).  Luckily, because it was a weekend, there was no weapons firing going on.  Here are a couple of pictures of the targets they fire at on the waterway. 

The wind really started blowing hard.  We were in need of fuel and a pump out and thought we found just what we wanted at Casper’s Marina in Swansboro, NC.  They advertised fuel and a pump out.  I drove right by the fuel dock without seeing it, turned around and called them on the radio, and they began ridiculing me for not seeing where it was.  I missed it again.  Finally located it and had to head into the wind and let the wind blow the boat back into a very confined space while motoring forward and sideways.  Dumbest place for a fuel dock ever.  Fueled up and lo and behold, their pump out was non- existent, thus we continued on.  It was late when we arrived at Spooners Creek Marina, which turned out to be a large group of new Condominiums with large boat slips.  We approached the fuel/pump out dock and were greeted by the Dock Hand who had stayed past closing to take care of us.  We successfully pumped out and moved into our slip for the night.  We asked where the office was so we could do the paperwork and pay our fee and he replied that if we were gone by 0700 in the morning there would be no charge.  A GREAT place. There was a shopping center with a McDonalds, Walmart and other stuff about a mile away.  We decided to go to Luigi’s Pizza as they had been recommended on Active Captain.  We broke out one of the bikes for Joe and Beth and I walked.  Since we were extra hungry we ordered a large pizza (without paying attention to the size). 

Luigi's Large Pizza

 It took two of us to carry it to the table.  It was as advertised (excellent).