Beaufort to Church Creek

I woke up early at 8 AM to take advantage of the current, and it worked in my favour for a while.  However, with such a long journey, there were parts where I had to fight against the current.

It did work for a while, but with such a long run, parts of the trip would be fighting the current.  

My plan was to anchor at Streamboat Landing.  I arrived at 3 and decided to go further, and I ended up at Church Creek by 5 PM.   

I had put out my jib, and at MM 491, a barge appeared to be approaching, so I sailed to the port to the west.  It looked like she was not giving me much space, and I steered to the starboard, ending up in a dead end and had to tack to avoid grounding.  It turned out the barge was anchored!

My original plan was to anchor at Streamboat Landing, and I arrived there at 3 PM.  After some consideration, I decided to continue further and ended up at Church Creek by 5 PM.

I reached Church Creek at 5 PM with 9.5 hours logged on the Yanmar.  The day was overcast, and the anchorage was plagued by minor, gnat-like bugs that I've been encountering lately.