Leaving Great Bridge, Va we traveled back into the waters of NC. Even though we call NC our home 9 months of the year we felt as if we are home. Arriving in Coinjock we docked and took Coco for her evening walk.
Coinjock is also known as Church’s Island by locals because of a decayed church that was once a landmark of the tiny community. Coinjock is bordered by Currituck Sound to the east; the North River lies to the west. Residents suggest the name Coinjock is of Native American origin referring to mulberries, which might have been prevalent in the area many years ago. There are no mulberry trees there now.
Coinjock Marina Restaurant has been a favorite of locals and traveling yachtsmen alike since 1978.
Serving only the freshest local seafood available, the Coinjock Marina Restaurant is also known as “Home of the 32oz prime rib”. While sitting on the upper helm we hear a helicopter noise and there on the back lawn of the restaurant the helicopter landed. You never know what we might see next.
We crossed the Albemarle Sound the next day and settled in at Alligator River Marina. We stayed there two days, the first day we started out and were greeted on the radio by some fellow boaters(friends from New Bern) coming from the south telling us that the smoke coming in from Stumpy Point was too thick on the water to navigate through. We turned around and delayed our trip south for a day. Vicarious hailed us on the radio as they were coming through Alligator River Bridge and we chatted for a few minutes and walked down to the edge of the sound spotting their sail boat and watched them as they started their trip north across the sound. Always great to hear from good friends!
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