Red Nun 36 in Norfolk Harbor is rather famous, as far as navigation marks go... it marks Mile 0 on the Intracoastal Waterway. From here, simply turn right, and your on your way...We started our day at 4 am. We didn't really mean to. The alarm was set for 4:30 in hopes of leaving Norfolk around 5:00, but Jake's stop watch alarm somehow managed to go off around 3:15 and in our drowsiness, we never actually checked a clock... until we were underway.
The good news is that we had no trouble making it under all the lift bridges clustered in the first several miles of the Intracoastal Waterway before the rush-hour "no lift" period began at 6:30. The other good news is the kids went back to bed.
By sunrise the waterway was quite crowded. Given the narrow channel, it looked like a boat parade. Coast guard boats were out in force... turns out a cruise ship was taking on water a few miles ahead of us. See photos attached.
We're anchored in Northeastern North Carolina in Broad Creek, just north of Albemarle Sound... about mile 60 of the 1,100 miles between Norfolk and Miami on the ICW. At 6-7 miles per hour, that's a lot of distance to cover. Fortunately, the weather outlook is good - back up to 60 by the weekend - and there are lots of interesting place at which we look forward to stopping along the way.
As for now, the captain is sleeping... shhh.
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