Down to the NC Coast

We spent several days at River Dunes because of the nor'easter that brought an early snow to NY and NJ.  We hope all is well and that you are all hanging in after the second storm.

Beautiful river heading south toward Beaufort, NC

We waited until the weather changed to head south past Beaufort/Morhead City.  We decided to skip through and continued on to Wrightsville Beach.  The landscape changes as you get to Beaufort and are now close to the Atlantic and beach and sand.  We now have to pay close attention to shoaling and current and passed through 4 bridges that we needed to wait until their scheduled openings.  When we arrived we found a lovely spot to drop the hook and relax.  We finally felt like sitting outside - but with plenty of fleece to stay warm.

We passed Camp LeJeune on the way - They use the ICW for practice

OK - PINK house!!

One of the bridges - we waited almost an hour

Yes, we will pay attention to the shoals

Wrightsville Beach Anchorage

Saturday AM found us moving slowly through NC.  In the adorable town of Southport, NC, at the south end of the Cape Fear River, we were able to tie to the single town free dock spot!  We were welcomed by the MTOA harbor captain who told us that they were having their "Halloween Pirate Regatta" today because it was cancelled by Sandy 2 weeks ago.  SO, we had - HALLOWEEN - in November.  Absolutely gorgeous weather and warm enough to have lunch in an outdoor restaurant to watch the pirate regatta.  

Pirates - Halloween in November

Pelican posing for the camera

We had lunch at this restaurant and watched the Pirate Regatta

All is well and we plan to be in Charleston, SC on Tues. 11-13 for about a week.  After that we will move south through Georgia - stay tuned.