On Friday we traveled a short 25
mile day to Wrightsville Beach, NC. Donna and Greg from Lady In Red
live here. They were slipped near us in Marathon, and are doing the
Loop on a three year plan. They will travel for a few months, then leave
the boat somewhere and go home for a while. This is their third year.
Their boat is in Jacksonville, FL right now, and they are home, so we
stopped to see them. We get the feeling they just don’t want the Loop to
end!!
Above are Donna and Greg in the blue and red, Pat, and Michele & Marc.
We had a nice dinner at a restaurant right across the street from the
anchorage they recommended for us. We could almost see the 20BUCK$ from
our table! It was nice to see them one last time before we head further
north. On Saturday, we motored past their front door!
On Saturday, we headed out early for a 55 mile run to Swansboro, NC. On
the way we passed this building. It is the Tiara boat plant. I thought
our friends Denny & Jean would like to see where their boat Miss Jewel was created!
A little further up the road, we see this sign! We’re wondering if it’s
the local Red Necks that will be firing??? And if they will be firing at
US??? Pat quickly took a look at the chart, and discovered we were
entering the U.S. Military Camp LeJuene!. The chart guide also warned us
that there are unexploded ordinances in the water way!! How
comforting!!!
A little further along, and we see the remnants of tanks, jeeps, planes, etc. they were using for target practice.
A few miles later, and we make
it safely to Caspers Marina, our stop for the night. A walk through town
led us to some shops, and of course a place for ice cream! Back to the
boat for dinner, and it’s now almost time for Pat & Marc to signal
the sunset with their conchs!
Tomorrow, off to Morehead City, NC.
Captn Ken
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