4/29/11 - 5/3/11 The next day was a long one. Usually after noon we start looking for an anchorage but that day we couldn't seem to find one that wasn't exposed to waves. Evening came and we found ourselves on the Alligator River which is wide with a relatively straight shoreline. I anchored on the lee shore but the wind came up and shifted in the night and we woke up on a roller coaster. The wind was forecast to stay strong so we picked up the anchor and ran ten miles in the chop to a pretty good spot to spend the day. Another day's run got us to Elizabeth City, NC. This is a favorite stop for cruisers because there is a free city dock for 48 hours and a tradition of local hospitality including a wine and cheese party at the dock and a rose for the first mate. We met Larry and Jane on the Bavarian Cream. They are from Louisiana and they know how to party. We visited the local museum and had lunch with them at the fish restaurant where the "locals" eat. Our 48 hours at the city dock ended all too soon but they have no amenities so the plan was to move to Pelican Marina in the same city, do laundry, pump out the holding tanks and recharge the batteries. Unfortunately after we got there we were informed that the pump-out dock was blocked and the washing machine was broken. That was unacceptable so we left and started up the Dismal Swamp Canal (actually not so dismal) and found a great anchorage at Goat Island.
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