We pulled into the river later
Friday, September 23, 2011
24 pounds of Mahi-Mahi
And, finally we caught our first BIG fish, a 24 pound Dolphin fish (known also Mahi-Mahi) – to help sedate him/her I sacrificed ½ bottle of gin… Mark did the hard work of filleting it – and was it yummy! (We took the leftovers to Ohio and cooked the rest of it for my family.)
This one got away...
We left shortly to go up to Pamlico Sound and the Neuse River to New Bern – again an overnight passage. During the AM watch I caught two fish this one got away…
South Port
We were glad to pull into Cape Fear and South Port for a few days to rest. We met some wonderful folks there Toni and ?? and Bob and Lori. Toni offered to take me to the grocery store the next day and we toured the town as well. That evening we were invited over for dinner and games.
Our new flag took a beating and had to be retired.
Our new flag took a beating and had to be retired.
One minor equipment casualty
The boat was solid, no creaks and no leaks. We had everything tied down and ready so sustained no damage…except the wind generator. When the gust front first hit, we both heard the speed of the generator increase past it’s allowable speed. I was on my way below to turn it ‘off’ when we heard the explosion – all fan blades broke away and the motor housing lifted from the pole – I was about 15 seconds too late. The good news? It didn’t work that well anyway!
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