Wrightsville Beach, NC

We left our anchorage at Camp Lejuene early Sunday morning. A pod of dolphins bid us goodbye as we came through the channel. I tried my best to get a photo of them, but it wasn't quite light out yet, and it's hard to tell where they will surface again once you see them pop up. It was a short day to Wrightsville Beach, about 5 hours. We enjoyed looking at all of the very large houses along the way, each more impressive that the one before it.

We picked our mail here at Sea Path Yacht Club, I was relieved to see that my plans for forwarding worked flawlessly. Once tied up in our slip, Scott hosed the boat off. It was crustly with salt water, from our open water travel over the past few weeks. I did laundry, and searched the local tv channels. Low and behold, I picked up FOX crystal clear, and was able to keep up on the Eagles/Ravens game! A MUCH better outcome than last week's game, I'm happy to say. I didn't miss being there too much, as it seemed that the temps were in the 40s at home. We're finally catching up with warmer weather. It was 62 and sunny, with light winds in Wrightsville Beach..yea!

After our initial jobs were done, we got the bikes down to get a quick tour of town. Wrightsville Beach is a lot like Bethany Beach, Delaware, with lots of beach homes, and few hotels, shops and restaurants. We enjoyed looking at all of the beautiful homes, and also spent a few minutes on the beach.

We were in serious need of a Walmart run, so once our ride was over, we borrowed the marina's courtesy car and off we went. It was a Walmart Supercenter, so we could do food on this stop as well. We had to replace our microwave and hand held vacuum, as well as restock propane, gallons of water, toilet paper, paper towels and other small items. That, along with some food needs, filled three carts! We did the "Walmart" stuff first, then went BACK inside to get the food. It was a tiring trip, but a necessity. We shouldn't have to do that again anytime soon.

A few pictures of today's travel.