tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post365059582322315098..comments2024-03-29T09:57:26.370-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Pamlico SoundPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-13863102759767797782012-02-06T15:23:46.755-05:002012-02-06T15:23:46.755-05:00Just one more item to add to my list when I write ...Just one more item to add to my list when I write my book , "101 Reasons I Am A Devout Landlubber." Still I do enjoy reading about it, as long as I don't have to deal with the top 2-- my fear of deep water, and the dreaded mal de mer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-92130475147240777712012-02-06T08:39:40.102-05:002012-02-06T08:39:40.102-05:00I am sure the Different Drummer was fine. They did...I am sure the Different Drummer was fine. They didn't "wreck"; they just ran aground, a not uncommon occurrence in Pamlico Sound if you wander out of the channels. I imagine they worked their way off with the engine, or waited for high tide.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-71982140458225590702012-02-06T07:53:26.677-05:002012-02-06T07:53:26.677-05:00Any insight as to how the rest of the tale turned ...Any insight as to how the rest of the tale turned out, Philip?<br /><br />We've all heard "why" the waters around Ocracoke came to be known as The Graveyard of The Atlantic. I find it interesting to note, when reading stories like your latest post, that the waters and shifting sands remain treacherous, despite modern technologies that would seem to have tamed them.<br /><br />During a trip to Portsmouth Island about 10 years, I recall the captain of the boat (one of the Austins, I believe) telling of an expensive private vessel that had recently run aground in Ocracoke Inlet.<br /><br />As I recall, the misadventure didn't end well--or at least affordably--for the errant sailors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com