May 30th, after spending a month in Vermont, I flew down to Baltimore, rented a car, picked up Demian and James at their home in Arlington and drove back down to the boat at River Dunes. After spending a day provisioning the boat we were ready to continue our trip North. We had a slight delay this morning after discovering a bird’s nest with 6 baby chicks nested about two feet up in the boat’s exhaust pipe. We very carefully slid the nest and young birds out and moved them to a secure location under the nearby dock steps. We were careful not to touch the nest or birds with our hands and we hope their Mother, who was watching us closely, will accept their new home. We could now start our engines and pull away from the dock, leaving River Dunes at 11:20 am. It was 70ยบ and sunshine as we headed up Pamlico Sound. We arrived at Gull Island and anchored at 7:15 pm, just in time for dinner.
