the 2017 Oriental Cruise
Picture Report by Uncle Al
Wednesday pics
mostly by Linda Heffernan, Uwe Heine, AnnMarie Covington and Uncle Al

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the sail home to Richard's
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Broad Creek as seen from Uwe's drone - larger image here
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Wednesday morning? on Broad Creek. At this time, most of us were still having our breakfast at the Johnsons',
once again with AnnMarie at the helm.
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By the time we arrived at the Heines', Nancy was just returning from a little paddle with Iapetus.
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I was standing near the outer end of the dock with Uwe when Iapetus got off the paddle board. In a cloud of spray,
he (and his two "brothers") galloped out to greet Uwe and shower him with affection (or whatever).
Nancy's guide to her beloved:
(l to r) "
King - the striped dog, Addie - the spotted dog, the one that kept growling at you." And of course Iapetus  .
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Jim sets the desired wind direction.
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Soon afterwards, we were ...
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... ghosting back down Broad Creek towards our home ramp.
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Today, Linda was with us on Avocet since Michele was off scaring up potential patients for a little Oriental pediatric practice.
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AnnMarie replaced her aboard Morning Star.
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It was a run back to Oriental and Smith Creek, with slightly better pressure - again just as forecast.
Nancy is at the helm of Black Skimmer today, with Uwe as crew.
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a glorious day!!
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A selfie: Nancy and Uwe
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Jim and AnnMarie - duelling cameras
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The MEKA II, a licensed privateer, left us in peace and after richer pickings one presumes.
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All snotters snugged, Avocet moves right along as we near the harbour at ...
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... Smith Creek.
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Uwe and Nancy return after their foray against the privateers.
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best breeze of the cruise








Here endeth the show.

We all spent a nice, convivial evening chez les Johnson after a relaxed haul-out. Wednesday Dinner: Grilled Hot Dogs, BBQ Baked Beans, Pasta Salad. After supper, serious discussion was held regarding the coming year's Tween Alphabets (HOT > OBD) Cruise, and our current thinking is this:


Launch at Cedar Island ramp and, weather permitting, sail to Ocracoke. Overnight in Ocracoke which has a motel, and return the following day. If weather is too bad, sail home Thursday.   -   larger version chart above available here

Thanks again to Richard and Michele plus Uwe and Nancy for being such kind and generous hosts.

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