The morning tide flows south, so we try to get out early. Our first challenge is salad. There is a huge mat of floating water hyacinth tangled around the anchor line, which requires cutting it away with a kitchen knife. The wind of course is out of the south, so it's a day of tacking until the tide turns and we drop anchor near a beach at a county park. We row ashore and explore old foundations and trails and a bridge.
We set sail again but with every tack the current carries us back, and progress is slow until after high. A good afternoon of tacking brings us to Kinston, were we visited two months ago. We tie up to a dock at the Ole Savannah restaurant where we enjoy some very good southern food.
This is an interesting town. It hosts a maritime museum, trolley museum (both closed after 5pm) a rowing club and wooden boat school. Restaurants are upscale and hopping on this friday evening.
After dinner we find live blues at the Mariner's Harbor (we asked if they harbor any mariners) with Sam Allen and his band. Very well performed and with feeling. He had lots of people dancing in a small space and having a great time.
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| Gary battles the mat of Water Hyacinth |
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| A huge mat has engulfed us into its clutches! Salad Island |
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| We set forth to explore the shore as we wait for the tide to turn in our favor. |
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| The town of Kingston, NY |
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| Jammin to the blues in Kingston Town Mon! |
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| Mark plans his dive into the pool.....not really |
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| High speed yacht races past an anchored Eclipse |
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