Southport to Wilmington NC

We left our anchorage this morning early and cruised up the Cape Fear river 24 miles to Wilmington.  

Windy, wavy, but we got there.   


Wilmington is a big shipping port.  Containers and bulk (oil, chemicals, fiber). 

And has a navy museum on a ship.  Battleship North Carolina.  

Once we got here we met Jeff and Wende (brother and sister in law, Katie's brother) and we went to the beach (Wrightsville beach).

Bailey had to get her feet wet in the ocean. 


This is why we aren't traveling on the ocean and are staying inland on the Intracoastal.   

28 miles today.  Fairly easy miles.   The autopilot is acting up saying the battery is low..... But it's not.   I'm doing some rewiring hoping that fixes things....

Dinner was Mexican at a restaurant called Tequila Cantina.  Good stuff.  

Tomorrow we get Bailey to an airplane and we begin our journey up the N Carolina coast.  Hopefully the weather will be better.  

I received new parts today for my bike but the weather isn't conducive for bike surgery.  






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