[Rhodes22-list] Ed K and Joe... good info

[Mike Cheung]

Rob,

You can't get under the bridge at Columbia, but you don't have to.  There is
a public dock just downstream of the bridge that you can tie up to,
apparently for free.  We were there in late May when my Admiral and I were
test sailing Stan's demo boat prior to buying.  We got to Columbia late in
the day and the dockmaster was gone so we just tied up at the public dock
for the night.  We got underway early the next day, before the dockmaster
got back.  So we don't have firsthand knowledge of it being free, but that
has been widely reported.  Also, if you didn't want to stay at the public
dock overnight there are good anchorages quite close by.  Our second night
we docked at the Edenton town docks which most definitely are free for the
first two night with excellent facilities including showers.  Both locations
had supplies within walking distance and restaurants within walking
distance.  My Admiral and I had dinner at Sean's in Edenton and can
recommend it with enthusiasm.  

Have fun, but I must warn you, you'll fall in love with the Rhodes!  After
our test sail it was all over except the negotiating with Stan.  We got our
boat 7/19, just shy of two months after that test sail.  

Mike Cheung s/v Muireann ('93/'08 Rhodes 22)


Capt. Rob wrote:
> 
> Hey Ed & Joe
> Hi again:
> 
> I ordered the GMCO map.  As it turns out I already owned two other  
> charts they sell.  Nice company.  I bookmarked the link for future use.
> 
> I have a question about Columbia.  In Joe's post he mentioned Mac's  
> Bar for good eats but Ed said I cannot get under a bridge.  Is the  
> walkway close enough to the docks to access the town?
> 
> Also I'm curious about the red wolf link.  Is the Alligator River  
> National Wildlife Refuge near Columbia?  Can we walk to it and make  
> that a destination?
> 
> G-Rob
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>:
> 
>> Thanks Ed for the map web site.  Don't need Smith Mountain Lake, but did
>> order Claytor Lake.  Didn't know they even made a chart for our lake. -
>> (the other) rob
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Tootle
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>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rob G. and charts...
>>
>>
>> Rob G:
>>
>> The official charts are nice, but some small companies that a local area
>> and
>> embellish the details.  Are you familiar with:
>>
>> http://www.gmcomaps.com/
>>
>> Maybe you have their Smith Mountain Lake map?  But go to their maps page
>> then go to nc page and look:
>>
>> There is a single complete map for the whole Albamarle Sound, and I bet
>> having used other of their maps they have greatly embellished the
>> details.
>>
>> And scroll down, there is a book of maps of the whole North Carolina
>> Coast.
>> Again, they add proprietary details, like where to find fish, sunken
>> treasure, you know the tantalizing stuff.
>>
>> Have you read the post about Columbia, North Carolina and its free city
>> dock?  Well you should know that a sailboat just is not going to get
>> under
>> that bridge.  So the city built a walkway to the highway reststop with
>> the
>> potties and visitors center and see this:
>>
>> http://www.outer-banks.com/alligator-river/redwolf.html
>>
>> And be the first Rhodie to explore:
>>
>> http://www.visitplymouthnc.com/
>>
>> And check this out, just down the street from where Stan lives:
>>
>> http://newboldwhitehouse.org/periauger_info.html
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
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