 We got up at 0500 to wave goodbye to Southern Lady. They
were running a bit late but their engines were on by 0515. At 0535, she
passed our dockage, we waved, and Sterling said "good luck". We said
the same. We started our trek at 0800, with a destination of Carolina
Beach. We decided against stopping at Beaufort NC as we felt that it
would be overwhelmed by boaters waiting out the gale and the remnants of
the participants of the Cruiser's Reunion at New Bern. Bay River and
Neuse River were calm. We could do a bit of motor sailing. The current
was opposing us in Adam's Creek and the canal. As we arrived in the
vicinity of Beaufort, the current became favorable. We arrived at
Beaufort Inlet at 1615 and the sea buoy at 1715. There we turned
toward the west for Wrightsville Beach. Our bows were pointing to the
setting sun. There were no clouds. The sun set. Bob saw something but
said nothing. He looked at Ann and they both said 'Green Flash'. We
called Moony for a position report. He asked if we saw something
'Green'. A confirmed 'Green Flash'!
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