day sixteen - down the Pungo, up the Pamlico

A rally night on SPARTINA. Wind, waves and tide from different directions. Sail off anchor at 7:15.Light southwest wind and blue skies. 2.3 on the Pantego River. 7:30 through the wooden breakwater and on the Pungo River. Pleasantly surprised by the nice wind. 7:55 making 4.7 and then 5.2 in a long steady gust. 8:10 passing Woodstock Point. 9:50 tacking near Wade Point where the river opens up onto the Pamlico River. 10:45 struggling to get out of the Pungo, maybe it is the tide. 11:10 past Wade Point, finally on the Pamlico, 3.0.11:30 tacking upriver, 3.2. 12:15 wind falls off, motor sailing. 1:30 wind returns, 4.1. A tug with a barge coming down the river, plenty of room and stay well outside the marked channel.Wind comes and goes, getting hot. A few clouds move in and glad to be out of the sun for a while.3:00 tacking to the entrance of Durham Creek, a narrow cut that it hard to see with all the trees along the shoreline. Finally pick out the red channel market, then a quick tack to…