Happy Birthday to Lori our daughter

Happy Birthday to you, Lori.......

Leaving Alligator River Marina

By 7am we were ready to go from Alligator River Marina. Sheet Music is going towards the Virginia Cut to Norfolk and staying in Coin Jack tonight. We, on the other hand are going to Elizabeth City today, then the Dismal Swamp 2 days. We'll meet up again in Virginia.
Today we are traveling with 2 sailboats , Mystic Rose and Illusion. We have been hearing them both talk on the VHF radio for a few days now and it's nice to meet up with them. Looks like another beautiful morning, and no mosquitoes this time around when leaving Alligator this morning. That's a Blessing, they grow big here.

We arrived in Elizabeth City free dock around 12 noon. It's hot here. The Rose Bud Buddies greet you as you come to dock. We took a walk into the small town here and Wayne got a hair cut, (Lori, you would cringe if you saw it). LOL!!!  Anyway, we walk some more and came back to the boat. I'm just not feeling right today and have to lay down.  By 4:30pm the Rose Buddies have a cheese, wine and beer at the dock, as long as they have 5 boats they have a party. Sam, here is the last of the 4 that started it back in 1983. Now the Chamber of Commerce is helping Sam and will take it on after he passes to keep the tradition going. They hand out roses to all the gals, cut right from the rose bushes here.

Rose Buddy Sam had 1 of the 3 dachshunds with him today. Meet Heidie.

Afterwards, we had burgers here at the Tiki Bar and talked to locals and visitor's here on boats. All in all we enjoyed our day here. Lovely town. Oh, I'm feeling better now.