Well, we finally got out of Great Bridge on October 5th. Really nice folks there but not where we wanted to spend 3-4 days! We cruised past Coinjock while thinking of their prime rib but we were fully provisioned and dropped the hook near the entrance to the Albermarle Sound. Stayed the following night just outside the Alligator - Pungo Canal. The following morning as we were motoring through the canal I (Holly) saw something in the water. We were too far north for it to be gators and it was too big to be pigs. Where is the camera when you need it? It was a mother bear and two cubs swimming across the canal! One cub was on the mothers back while the other swam behind. I had to slow the boat down to make sure I did not hit them. Rob & I were amazed to say the least. When the mother hit the shore she swung around on her haunches and stared at us while the cub that had been on her back scampered up a tree. She sat back like that until the second cub was safely ashore. It was an amazing sight. We went right past Bellhaven on up the Pamlico River to Bath on our way to "Little" Washington, NC to see my friend Jo Ruth. She had fallen and sprained her left ankle while shattering her right kneecap! Given that set of circumstances we knew we had to go visit. We did and she was much better than we had expected! After a stop at Lukens on the South River off of the Neuse we arrived in Beaufort, NC this afternoon. Off to Mile Hammock in the morning! Holly