We ha d a short run today from Swansboro to Beaufort. Cute little town.

We ate lunch at The Grocery. It was reccommended by a local and was very good. We walked around and met some nice people. There is an island right off the city docks and we saw wild horses. What a treat!

The weather is kind of iffy right now. We saw that the Kittiwake is also hee and so before dinner we walked over and asked what they were planning to do tomorrow. They are all scuh nice people.

We wrote down all their information and decided that once again it is important to listen to those who have boated in the area and also who have more experience with these weatrher conditions. We think we may just follow them for a while!

We went to dinner at Clausons – after waiting 50 minues for our dinner we told the manager that we needed to go – he went and checked on our meals and brought them back in a to-go container and didn’t charge us. The food was tasty, but the service lousy.

We had a great ride today. The weather was good. There is so much beauty along tha intracoastal.

We are staying the night at Dudley’s Marina. The dock’s need a lot of work but, we are only here for the night. The people are friendly. We walked over a bridge and walked around the town. Every town around here is a ‘historic” one.

There was a great little yarn shop. Not much else here. Dinner on the boat!

I knew we were leaving Southport. Outside in the ocean there were gale force winds; on the ICW, it would mean wind, a lot of wind in sounds or large rivers. We had one big river at the beginning. Fear….Cape Fear River!

It was rough, choppy but no swells from the wind. But blow it did. In front of us was the Kittiwake. Kelley kept us on course. And then we came to Snow’s Cut and it was like the wind disappeared. I took pictures of the markers there but because they are not permanent ones they do not show up. There is a lot of shoaling in the area and the markers are moved a lot. A one point the green is on our left (where it should be on the ICW most of the time) and immediately in front of it to its right is a red. Got to make a quick turn to keep the red on our starboard.

But the cut is beautiful.

We did a short run because the wind is blowing so much. We only went 22 miles. We got to Wrightsville Beach Marina and after cleaning up the boat we went out to lunch. Usually we don’t pull in until 3ish.

After lunch we walked across the bridge and went to do a little grocery shopping. Wine on sale! Kelley asked if bought 2 cases would someone from the store give us a lift back to the boat. And drive us they did. We had a quiet dinner on the boat. I like our evenings on the boat. We play games – Pirate Farkle or 65!

When God wants a sailor to stop, he sends gale force winds…..

Happy Mother’s Day! We woke to rain and late there was more rain and thunder. Kelley has been reading and puttering and I have worked solely on the blog! Yikes, are any of our friends still checking on us?

Both boys called. We had a great walk. I am cooking gourmet. Wait, what is wrong about this picture? Tomorrow we will leave for Wrightsville. I will continue to update. I have pictures. I have to quit now and cook.

After dinner we went to the bridge to watch the storm that was brewing. The lightening was beautiful. I took a short video and now I need to figure out how to put it in! Challenges!

miss you all