Coinjock Marina, Coinjock NC

(Sat May 21 - Dist: 83.4 mi; Avg Speed: 11.4 mph; TTT: 7:20 hrs)

No real photos here at Coinjock and no real town that we saw.  This marina is just a big long dock along the ICW but it is very popular mostly because of its location.  We travelled 83 miles today because the wind was calm and thus the Albemarle Sound was fairly flat, less than 1 foot waves.  There are many horror stories about crossing this relatively narrow (eg. 26 miles) sound but because it is so shallow and open to the ocean it tends to build up some nasty waves rather quickly.  Anyway for once we timed it right.

The Coinjock Marina despite being in a strategic location does it right.  They are very professional on the radio and in docking boats.  They had us crammed along the dock with only about 1-2 feet between boats.  The restaurant also does it right.  This night they were even more packed than normal since it was prom night at the local school.  Fortunately for us John and Zita from Winndecks had reservations and invited us to join them that evening.  We had a very enjoyable evening and the food, especially there famous prime rib, was very good. 

This was a good one night stop while travelling.