Fun and Anchoring

It has been a couple days since the last post, so let me start with where I left off.

Two days ago, it was Mark's birthday, from Average Looper.  We were staying at a very beautiful marina, with more amenities than one can imagine, including paddle boards.  I asked Mark and Jane, if they wanted to make a wager on doing the yoga tree pose on a paddle boat.  Whoever lost, would have to buy dinner at Spoon River, in Belhaven.  (We had heard how good the food was.)  Jane declined.  Mark initially declined as well.  He said it was his birthday, he wanted to sit by the pool, drink a cold beer, and read his book.  After the beer, the resting by the pool, a little bit of sun, and maybe getting bored with the book, he changed his mind. I hate to admit it, but Mark won the bet.  He held his pose longer... although there are no pictures  to really prove it.  Then, we raced to his boat, and back to the dock... and he beat me at that too.

After the fun and games, we were joined by Jim, on Bluenoser.  We headed to a friend's home, who live near the marina, and we enjoyed their company for the evening.

Yesterday, our three boats (Annabelle, Average Looper, and Bluenoser) headed up the Pamlico River to an anchorage across from River Rat Yacht Club.  It was a very shallow anchorage, less than 5 feet.  I headed upstream a little further than either of the other two boats.  We were expecting a late afternoon thunderstorm, but what we ended up with was severe thunderstorms with tornado warnings.  In the worst part of the storm, Bluenoser's anchor lost its hold and started drifting into Average Looper.  Jim was able to get control of his boat and get his anchor reset halfway between my boat and Average Looper.

This morning, we came a few miles up to Belhaven.  A quaint little town, with wonderful restaurants.  I paid up on my bet.  We were greeted this afternoon by the town ambassador.  Tonight we say farewell to our good friend, Jim, who will head out ahead of us, and home to Canada.  We will be able to see him again just as we finish up the Trent-Severn Locks.