Bahamas Bound

  We got an early start sailing from the Mooring ball in Carolina Beach, sailed down the Cape, fear, river, and passed by the restaurant in Southport that had the recent mass shooting. So sad to imagine what happened there just a couple weeks ago. When I saw the flowers on the dock, a tear appeared in my eye. Sailed/motored through the state line into South Carolina, and ended up docking at Barefoot Landing with plenty of restaurants to choose from for dinner…… it sure has changed a lot since mom and dad brought Kim and I here in 1982 when there was one restaurant and the highlight was to feed the alligators.    We decided on dinner at Dicks where they are known for being jerks and it was kind of fun to play off of the waiter. We had a good day on the water!

  We got a good night sleep despite the gunfire from Camp Lejeune.     We woke up to beautiful sunny skies and we made our way with following winds and tides down to Wrightsville Beach where we met my good buddy Dennis at the dockside restaurant for a late lunch.    Picked up a Mooring ball at Carolina Beach and had a nice stroll on the boardwalk with Allie testing the bark collar….she wore out the battery!    We hope by the time we get to the Bahamas, she will be used to people and dogs in strange towns.   

  Left this morning from Beaufort with a cool motor down the intercoastal waterway past Swansboro and ended up anchoring in mile hammocks Bay at Camp Lejeune. At times the motoring got a little monotonous so we decided to play with the WebCam and get these    cute pictures.    Tomorrow, the weatherman promised us the sun! 

After nine months of planning and preparation, we finally left the dock today. Today is our two year wedding anniversary. Thanks to Chris for surprising us with coffee and donuts in the clubhouse this morning. Paul threw the dock lines on Methuselah, and Debbie and Chris took some pictures as we left Blackbeards. We will celebrate our anniversary on anchor in Beaufort tonight.