redthumper9
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 1,116
- Reaction score
- 1,416
- Points
- 272
- Location
- Jacksonville, NC
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2019
- Boat Model
- 242 Limited S E-Series
- Boat Length
- 24
So the wife and I were in need of a kid free date night. We dropped the kids off at grandmas and put the boat in where we normally do in Swansboro NC at about 5:45pm and proceeded to make the trip to Morehead City NC. I've boated in Morehead before, but never made the trek on the boat. First of all, aboit 15 minutes into the trip, I noticed several boats hanging around right in the ICW. Once we got closer, we could see that a 17ft skiff was going around in circles with no one on it. Apparently, two women were drunk and it threw them off. Luckily, they were not injured, but it was entertaining watching the fire department circle with the boat while a brave soul jumped on. Made it to Morehead and just enjoyed what was left of the sunlight. We docked at the public docks and went to eat at one of the local favorites on the waterfront. We finished eating at about 9:30 and while we were walking back to our boat, we both commented on how dark it was. I had looked at the moon calender, and thought it said that there would be a half moon.....well I was wrong. All I can say is PITCH BLACK! That was one of the freakiest things I have ever done. I literally made the hour ride back home looking mostlyat the GPS. I had my route tracer on, so I just stayed on the line that it drew on the way there. Every time a channel marker started to show up on the screen, I would hit my spotlight to get a visual, and keep on going. It was kindly scary, but exciting at the same time. We ended up getting back to Swansboro, but did some more cruising and anchored for a while. I think we pulled the boat out at 12:45am. We had a great time and are already trying to find another weekend to do it.
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