August 26                                              Belhaven, North Carolina

After David completed some work for the office, we departed shortly before noon. The weather remained sunny and the winds were calm.  It was a beautiful day for cruising.

Belhaven Marina was very basic but it was near downtown. We were told that Belhaven was much larger than Oriental.  Unfortunately, size did not equate to quality.  Hurricane Hugo had damaged Belhaven severely years ago and its economy had never recovered.  There were many empty or deserted buildings in various states of decay.  Most of the active part of the town was located several miles away on the highway.  The place had the appearance of a West Texas town impacted by the oil field bust.  Fortunately, we had plenty of food on board and we did not need provisions or supplies.