Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Day #1 of paddling with Paul Ferguson
Paul drove down from Raleigh on Saturday, June 12th and we met him at 10:00 in Peletier on Pettiford Creek which is the creek we intended to paddle that day.
The wind was strong from the northeast and Gary Scruggs and Paul and I quickly agreed we should take advantage of it paddle the White Oak instead.
We set up shuttle at Cedar Point at the ramp in Croatan National Forest and drove to Stella where we put-in at Boondocks at 11:00.
The wind blew us down the river. Paul measured 3.5 miles per hour. We lunched at the Eagles Nest Beach about half way,just below Little Kinston.
Very shallow water under a high bluff being eroded by the winds and high tides. Large trees, which had been uprooted by erosion at the top of the bluff, lie across the sandy beach. It was a lovely interesting lunch stop in Croatan National Forest and would make a great camping stop on the river.
This picture is of Paul and Gary at the bottom of the bluff. I am down on my knees taking the picture to get the top of the bluff in the picture.
This picture shows the sandy beach and a large tree which came down across it from the top of the bluff.
After lunch we paddled on down past the Amphitheatre and Pettiford Bay by Jones Island and Dubling Creek into the ramp on Boathouse Creek at Cedar Point. We arrived there at 3:00.
It was a most enjoyable paddle. I was amazed at how quickly we traversed the 10 miles of river.
The wind was strong from the northeast and Gary Scruggs and Paul and I quickly agreed we should take advantage of it paddle the White Oak instead.
We set up shuttle at Cedar Point at the ramp in Croatan National Forest and drove to Stella where we put-in at Boondocks at 11:00.
The wind blew us down the river. Paul measured 3.5 miles per hour. We lunched at the Eagles Nest Beach about half way,just below Little Kinston.
Very shallow water under a high bluff being eroded by the winds and high tides. Large trees, which had been uprooted by erosion at the top of the bluff, lie across the sandy beach. It was a lovely interesting lunch stop in Croatan National Forest and would make a great camping stop on the river.
This picture is of Paul and Gary at the bottom of the bluff. I am down on my knees taking the picture to get the top of the bluff in the picture.
This picture shows the sandy beach and a large tree which came down across it from the top of the bluff.
After lunch we paddled on down past the Amphitheatre and Pettiford Bay by Jones Island and Dubling Creek into the ramp on Boathouse Creek at Cedar Point. We arrived there at 3:00.
It was a most enjoyable paddle. I was amazed at how quickly we traversed the 10 miles of river.
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