Beaufort, NC tonight, we hope

Off the hook at 0640 this morning and encountered our first bridge, Wrightsville, at a few minutes past eight. She was going to make us wait for 58 minutes for the next on the hour opening. I ask her if she had opened on the hour and if she would consider letting us slip thru. We heard nothing and were getting our lines ready to hit a fuel dock as we waited. All of a sudden the horn sounded and she opened. Someone in this crew is living right. We then had to wait about 15 minutes for the Figure Eight Bridge, and we have now passed thru and are running for the next one which is two hours away and opens only on the hour. It will be close. Rained last night and washed the salt away from yesterday. Steak tonight. Watched Slum dog last night and Doubt is up for tonight. S