MELELU - UNION 36: Sept 27 - Bear Point (Alligator River) to R.E Mayo Company Docks ( Hobucken, NC)

Another good milage day (55). Underway at 800 and entered the Alligator River / Pungo River Canal, a 21.2 mile landcut straight as an arrow "ditch". Bypassed the city of Belhaven, NC (another good ICW stop) traveled down the Pungo River, crossed the Pamlico River, entered Goose Creek and moored at the R.E Mayo Fish company docks at 3:20 PM. This is a working fish company that lets transient boaters tie up to their docks. Dock fees are very cheap ($14 per night in my case) and you can buy fresh seafood right off the boats. It ain't fancy, but it does have a funky twang to it - check out the his and hers outhouses.
The winds were still pretty stiff today (15 to 20 knots with lumpy seas) and tomorrow is supposed to be even stiffer (winds 25 knots gusting to 35) so it’s also a great place to hang out while waiting for the winds to calm down. If I wake up and it’s howling outside, I’ll hang out here another day, although if you’ve ever been to Hobucken, you know there isn’t squat here. There’s a convenience store a mile or so up the road, although Coast Guard Station Hobucken is around 600 yards away, which is funny as I used to maintain the electronics for the station and small boats when I was stationed at Ft Macon, NC back in the early 80’s. If I wind up staying tomorrow, maybe I’ll bike over there and see if they’ll let me sponge a few meals off them!