Oct., 29/09 35.40.4 76.03.4 Alligator River We left Elizabeth City, a hard place to say good-bye to, and sailed the rest of the Pasquotank River, the Albemarle Sound then continued under motor and stay sail in the Alligator River. The Alligator River is initially very wide, more like a sound than ones picture of a river. Soon enough there are a series of dogleg turns to make, which we made under sail, until it became very tricky to maneuver, when we switched to the above mentioned motor and stay. After rounding another sharp turn(s) the anchorage we were looking for came into view. There were quite a few boats already anchored, but we had no trouble finding a spot. More vessels were to arrive, so we were not the last to arrive for a change. It
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