Jeff wrote:

* Rosalie B. wrote, On 8/8/2007 10:13 AM:
Its funny how impressions can be different. We were there at the same
time (we met in the Dismal Swamp) and remember Beaufort, NC as one of

Yes I remember you - I have a pictures of you and your boat.
http://p.vtourist.com/807785-Bob_tal...State_Park.jpg

My wife claims I normally look better than that picture!

Blame the photographerg

snip. Also Bob was not at all interested (i.e.
he absolutely refused to do it) in anchoring with two anchors which
was the information I had about anchoring there because of the
current. We anchored in Town Creek instead

Double anchoring (two off the bow) is so easy once you get used to it
- just set one, then drive over to the side and let out a Fortress.
Even an oversized one is light, and contrary to myth, they only need a
small amount of chain. A Delta (or other plow style) with chain plus
a large Fortress is going to let you get a good night's sleep in
almost any normal situation.

I do not know why Bob does not want to double anchor, but he doesn't,
and I haven't been interested enough to push him to the wall which
would be what would be necessary to find out WHY he doesn't want to.
It isn't one of the battles I want to fight.

We don't have a Fortress. We have only ever used one anchor and that
is the 55 lb SuperMax. We do have a Danforth on the stern, and a 45
lb CQR on the bow in addition to the SuperMax, but have never used
them. The only time that I can remember that we dragged with that
anchor was in Florida Bay where we anchored for lunch one time.

snip
And, our previous stop was Belhaven, were the marina seemed like
something out of the Addams Family.

.Which marina was that? We went to Robb's (which has gone out of
business) because it was cheap and available. We've also been to
Dowry Creek - never been to River Forest except to eat dinner once
when it was my birthday and no other restaurants were open.

River Forest, I think. It had the feel of the opening scenes of a
horror movie. Dowry Creek, a few miles away, is a delightful stop.

I have never been to River Forest which is too exposed to wind and
wakes IMHO. Some people think it is wonderful. Robbs got a lot of
bad press, but it is closed now and last time we were in Belhaven we
went to the Belhaven Waterway Marina which is new since 2000.

We almost always go to Oriental between Belhaven and the next place

Yes, I forgot, we stayed in Oriental with friends we fortuitously met
at the marina.