Sheet Music 323: New Owners at Swan Point Marina in Sneads Ferry, NC; MUCH Better!

The captain let me sleep in until 6:50 a.m. I was grateful for the extra sleep, but hate having to rush. I made coffee, took Jazzy for a little walk and trash run, came back and made breakfast and we pulled out of Beaufort, NC, at 7:20 a.m.

We planned on anchoring in Swansboro, but arrived there at 11 a.m., so decided to keep going. Our SOG was close to 10 knots, but when we made the turn as Casper’s, we were fighting the current and slowed down to 5.9. We decided to make a reservation at Swan Point on the south side of Camp Lejeune.

We saw several pods of dolphins while going through Camp Lejeune.

At 2 p.m., we called Swan Point for fuel and our slip number and it’s now under new ownership by Evelyn Hobbs and her daughter, Tina Turner. They have owned the marina for a year and a half. Prior to that, it was closed for a year (we stayed here last trip in 2009). They no longer sell fuel, so we went next door to New River Marina, got fuel, then turned around and went into Swan Point. The current was swift, so the skipper had to “gun it” to get into the marina. Tina and her sail repair person, Robin, took our lines and got us settled in.

Evelyn and Tina have made improvements to the bathrooms (I got locked in the last time we were here!) and have spruced the place up quite a bit. I was dreading coming here because of our experience last time, but I'm glad we came back. They are doing a nice job of cleaning the place up. They have free WiFi and it's fast! Tina even stopped by our boat to see if we needed anything when she was leaving for the day and left her cell phone number in case we need anything. Now THAT's service! If we come south again, we’ll be sure to stop.

We split a porterhouse steak for dinner with home fries and cucumber salad (my first attempt and it was pretty tasty!)

Tomorrow: Wilmington, NC