Wrightsville Beach to Southport, NC, Days 40 and 41

Friday, June 29, Day 40

We weighed anchor at 8:45 am as were sleepy heads today. It was a beautiful morning, clear water, blue skies and we are thinking how great it is to be out of the daily storm threats pattern. We traveled down the beach towns to the Snows Cut which enters Cape Fear River. (Remember the movie, Cape Fear with Robert Dinero in 1991, which is a remake of the 1962 one with Gregory Peck? I've always been afraid of this river because of that movie. It is a psychological thriller.)

So, I notice a few clouds hovering, Bruce says it is a 30% chance of rain. Within minutes, we are in a complete white out rain storm with thunder and lightening. That was not fun.

 But it was over by the time we got to South Harbor Village Marina for our weekend stay. The clouds are really pretty with the storms hovering around.

We had some down time again in the Southport area. Roger and Kathy Tatum came by and met us for dinner at one of the marina's restaurants. Best crab cakes we had on the whole trip are from here, the Dead End Saloon.

Saturday, June 30, Day 41

We did the typical marina stuff, like laundry, change oil fuel injectors, take on water and fuel... Then Kathy so kindly came by and took us to re-provision the few basics we needed to get home, like coffee and we picked up a couple other items, like fresh grouper. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon in Southport touring the traveling 911 mobile exhibit and the old Jail. If you get a chance to be in a city where the 911 exhibit goes, you must see it. It was a very moving experience. Click here for more info.

Then we stopped on this very hot end of June day to have a cold one at the American Fish Company on the waterfront and watched the boats go by, then dinner later across the street.

It was quite steamy. The air even looks steamy.

 The place is one of the scene settings for the movie, Safe Haven.

 Back home early to get ready for an early departure. We hope to make it as far as Bucksport tomorrow, then Georgetown, then Charleston in time for 4th of July. Will see!

Miles yesterday: 27

Miles total. 1197