03/20/2025 ICW Day 79 : Greg Redoux

This morning, we still had mild weather, but another blow was coming later in the day. We jumped into the boat from our fantastic camp that Janet had found and were easily swept away towards our destination - and AirBnB where I told the woman we would arrive at 1pm (already an exceptionally fast pace). Instead, we arrived at 10:45AM! Sailing was fun and easy. We are now looking down the barrel of our last two days on the water before we have completed the ICW.

Coincidentally, Greg from 8 days ago had been following our AIS beacon and said he would be up in the area. Janet and I had already been talking about how we would like to see him again - we liked him so much… and he suggested meeting up. I wrote back asking if we could go to dinner at the famous Coinjock Marina and Restaurant, and he said yes. All along the way, people had told us about this iconic restaurant, and now we had plans to go! Our airBnB was 150’ away from the restaurant (by boat)… but 3.5 miles by land. Thanks to the storm, Greg came and picked us up in his truck! I had seen a duck cruising by at 10 mph down wind, and assumed that Janet would not appreciate having her first paddle board trip being against that flow!

It was fantastic to see Greg again. We swapped more stories, and he told us how he had been worried about us and that big crossing yesterday. We had crossed a bridge before entering the open water - the bridge was about as high as our mast. Greg said that he has seen days where the water was coming over that bridge 🤢 This further confirms our choice to pedal more by going yesterday.

We now have a tight weather window - two days before the next storm. Janet and I have learned so much along this trip, and meticulously planning each leg is certainly a big part of that. We think we can finish the ICW on Sunday night before that next storm.