17 June 2013 – Monday

We left Spooners Creek Marina headed to Dowry Creek Marina, near Belhaven, NC.  This was another long day.  We arrived without incident at the marina and were directed into a slip which was very challenging to get into. 

 This was an outstanding marina.  Swimming pool, (which Beth and I used) boaters lounge, (which Joe and I used) and a semi-organized social event each evening. 

The owner of the marina had moved there 20 years ago with her husband when they bought the place.  He has since passed on and she runs the place with the assistance of another couple who were traveling in their Trawler 17 years ago, stopped for the night and have never left. This is their Trawler:  

 At the social hour, they kept us entertained with tales of previous hurricanes and what all they had done to keep the place in operation.  It was very well maintained.  There was a large Yacht tied up at the dock when we arrived and I met one of its crew as they were leaving for dinner in the nearby town of Belhaven.  (More on this later).