A mike boat passes

The sound is home to many boats, but typically the small variety.  This afternoon a Large boat passed by and created plenty of interest with my family guests and myself.   Marked as US Army and with a large flag at stern.
Binoculars and cameras were brought out.  What a site!
Then our local crabbers, Carolina Blue Crabs, came along with Fudge the dog barking madly.  You could hear him giving the big boat what for.
An unusual site, makes you wonder where they were headed.  Happy they got past that sticky part (the sound is very low in places) and on their way.

Miss Somersett II

We stop our day of activity about 4 and sit for a bit of time with a nice glass of wine or a good beer and take in the day.  As we looked out over the Sound today we caught a newly painted fishing boat (perhaps newly built!) being towed south in a strong south wind!
I read the name as Miss Somersett II, and she appears geared for a fishing reel but I'm no expert.  There must have been a Miss Somersett ... there is a story there.

She was a pretty sight and we wish her well!

Good Crabbing Weather

It's a cloudy morning, plenty of rain last night. This gives the crabbers a break from the sharp morning sun. I love the sleek lines of the work boat I spotted across the sound. And many more will love the sweet steamed crabs on their tables tonight.

Sailing the Sound west of Carova

A sailboat cruises off the marshes of the Currituck Sound as a small flock of egrets sets the pace.

Watermen on the Currituck Sound

Watermen tend to their crab pots on a hazy morning on the sound west of Carova.