We spent a very windy night that ended with a loud thunderstorm at 5AM. It was as though the thunderstorm said "THAT'S ENOUGH"! As soon as the thunderstorm ended so did the wind. We headed out at 8 hoping to be get to Great Bridge in time to dock at their free dock. There are only 4 spaces available and lots of shopping near by. We had a really nice transit through a cut that combined beauty of nature and a comfortable looking town called Coinjock. It was there we began to see the flooding caused by the high winds last night.
There was a car on the road by the water when we first pulled into town. This area is a strict "No Wake" zone. Had we disobeyed that poor car would have been "waked" by us. You can't get much closer to the water without being submerged.
This is all you can see of a "fixed" dock (not floating). At least you'd have a nice foot soak!
The town is building a lovely park - notice the nice bulkhead to limit flooding!
This is Coinjock Marina - lots of Loopers stop here. There is a popular restaurant that serves awesome Prime Rib.
After we left the "cut" we entered Coinjock Bay. Definitely a popular place for waterfront homes...
of one kind or another!
Including the Osprey's waterfront home :)
While we were on the Bay we began to hear the Coast Guard warnings that the North Landing Bridge was closed. We assumed it was because of the winds as the bridges will not open in high winds. When we really listened to the transmission, we realized they said due to flooding, so I called the bridge. He was very kind but explained even the mechanism is under water (the bridge only has a 3 ft. clearance), and all he can suggest is to call tomorrow. There is no other easy way around so here we wait in a nice protected river - well off the ICW (no wakes to rock and roll with). We will call the bridge in the morning to see if our journey continues or we take an enforced rest.
Anchored in Blackwater Creek
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