We had heard about the wonderful hospitality of the people in Oriental, and when we were done our grocery shopping we experienced it first hand when three different people in line offered to give us a ride back to the marina. We then had to don our foul weather gear and walk up to the grocery store to get provisions for the next few days.
#Piggly wiggly oriental nc install
Robert had to use our Top Climber to go up the mast and install our new anchor light so that took up a good portion of the morning. Today is another day of on and off heavy rain. We had dinner at the Steamroom Restaurant and headed back to the boat to watch a movie. A little farther up the road was the post office where we picked up our parcel and then walked a little further up the road to West Marine. We gave them his flight information and paid for the service. Since we had more than 24 hours notice and they were already going to be in New Bern for another delivery, they agreed to pick up Marcel for $40.
#Piggly wiggly oriental nc plus
The marina had suggested we use the Errands Plus company in town, so we went in to see them on our way (see Tips page).
to arrive on Thursday and needed to arrange for transportation for him from New Bern airport. We were also expecting our friend Marcel from Barrie, ON. We had ordered a new anchor light from Defender and had it delivered to the post office here, so we went for a walk down the road to pick it up.
#Piggly wiggly oriental nc full
We spent our first full day in Oriental in a downpour that came and went about every hour. Although we were traveling separately, we knew we would meet again somewhere along the coast. We had dinner with them and a couple from another sailboat and traded stories of experiences so far, and plans for the days ahead. We met another Canadian couple from Cobourg, ON., Dean and Liz traveling on “Elizabeth Anne”, on their way south as well. We were planning to stay put until Thursday or Friday, so we took a spot at one of the marina slips. There were three Canadian boats tied up there already, so there was no room for one more. We didn’t expect it to be available when we arrived, and in fact, it wasn’t. They have one free dock here in town that can accommodate three boats at most, and you are limited to a 48 hour stay which is strictly enforced.
By 2pm we had arrived at the Oriental Marina and Inn. We slowly picked our way through the crowded anchorage and picked up speed as we got back into the channel. We pulled anchor at 5:30am, and yes, it was still dark. We decided to get an early start in order to try and be ahead of all the other boats in our anchorage who were heading to the same place. We put some ham steaks on the barbeque and enjoyed a nice dinner complete with a nice glass of Rosemont Shiraz by the sunset.
By 4:45pm, we were at anchor just past the bridge in the Pungo River (Lat: 35° 33’ N, Lon: 076 ☂8’ W), and it was still light! We had begun to think we were destined to anchor in the dark every time. It was a beautiful warm day and we were in the company of many other cruisers heading in the same direction. We travelled along the Alligator River to the Pungo River Canal on the ICW. We left the town docks in Elizabeth City by 6:50am this morning.
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