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                              |  | trailering Spartina 
                                  down through North Carolina in a steady rain |  
                             
                              |  | Steve looking 
                                  over the chart the night before launch |  
                             
                              |  | Bruce at the 
                                  tiller in light rain as we head up Core Sound |  
                             
                              |  | Steve fishing 
                                  along the marsh on the Core Banks |  
                             
                              |  | Bruce taking 
                                  notes in his journal in the evening |  
                             
                              |  | Steve watching 
                                  the setting sun out the back of the boom tent |  
                             
                              |  | Clear skies 
                                  and a breeze on Core Sound |  
                             
                              |  | Bruce relaxing 
                                  as we head up Core Sound |  
                             
                              |  | A thunderstorm 
                                  following us north on the way to Wainwright 
                                  Island |  
                             
                              |  | Moving to a 
                                  little deeper anchorage at Wainwright Island 
                                  with foul weather gear drying out on the boom |  
                             
                              |  | Bruce walking 
                                  across the shallows at Wainwright Island |  
                             
                              |  | Steve relaxing 
                                  at anchor |  
                             
                              |  | Bruce sleeping 
                                  at dawn (note the nearby bug spray) |  
                             
                              |  | Bow wave at 
                                  six knots as we cross the Neuse River |  
                             
                              |  | Steve at the 
                                  tiller on a reach to Oriental |  
                             
                              |  | After dropping 
                                  sails Bruce looks around the harbor at Oriental |  
                             
                              |  | Tied up at the 
                                  public dock in Oriental |  
                             
                              |  | Evening refreshments 
                                  harbor side in Oriental |  
                             
                              |  | The sun setting 
                                  behind the mizzen |  
                             
                              |  | Down the Intracoastal 
                                  Waterway |  
                             
                              |  | Bruce at the 
                                  tiller as we motor down the waterway |  
                             
                              |  | Passing through 
                                  the bascule bridge in Beaufort |  
                             
                              |  | Anchored off 
                                  of Bird Shoal near Beaufort |  
                             
                              |  | Heading down 
                                  Taylor Creek at six knots before dawn |  
                             
                              |  | Back at the 
                                  dock at Harkers Island Fishing Center |  
                             
                              |  | On the Hatteras-Ocracoke 
                                  Ferry as we head home |  
 
                             
                              |  | Most folks 
                                  have used Google 
                                  Earth and if you have you are in for a treat. 
                                  Click the image at 
                                  left to see a track of Steve's trip. Be sure 
                                  to click the push pins for more info about each 
                                  location. Let me know what you think. Chuck
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