OWL safe and sound in Coinjock, NC

Where is Coinjock? Probably the first thing that comes to mind when reading the title. It is on the entrance to the canal that joins the Currituck Sound and the Albermarle Sound. Coinjock consists of two marinas...the nice one and the not so nice one with a pool. We chose the one with the pool. We are relaxing on docks after enjoying a great sail across the Currituck. The boat is sailing well and people come up to us at each marina to comment on her.

We plan to depart here first thing in the morning for the Alligator River Marina. We will cross the Albermarle Sound and should arrive by early evening.

S.V. OWL passes through the bridges and locks south of Norfolk

We are off to a great start this morning, our timing was perfect leaving Norfolk this morning, we made each bridge opening without having to wait, until we reached the Gilmerton bridge. We had to wait for a train to pass before we could get a bridge opening. Waiting there gave us the chance to check out a very cool decomissioned submarine tender called the USS Simon Lake.

After we cleared the Gilmerton bridge we reached the split of the Virginia Cut and the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. We have chosen to take the Virginia Cut due to its greater depth and better access to fuel along the way.

We will be entering a very long unpopulated stretch of the ICW today, tonight's destination Coinjock, NC.