We had to shoot out of Joyner Marina at high speed to avoid the cross-current slamming us into the rock wall!  After maneuvering several sharp turns with boats on our bow and our stern, we made it out safely and our stress level dropped!

It would be a short 30 mile trip north to Topsail Beach and Harbour Village Marina (Hampstead, North Carolina) and the waters once again turned from a rusty brown to a beautiful aqua green.

After getting fuel and a pump-out, we settled into our slip alongside several other loopers and enjoyed visiting on the dock with Jim and Jo Ann and their dog Sammie,  on “Namaste”, Kathy and Tony on “Manatee”, and (not loopers) Brooke and Susan on “Liquid Therapy”…….it’s always interesting learning the meanings and stories behind so many boat names!