Wilmington NC June 23-24


Southport to Wilmington was a quiet 3-hour trip up the Cape Fear River.  Wilmington is a larger river town than those we have been visiting, with a whole lot more going on.  The historic downtown and riverfront, where we docked, are being both preserved and developed nicely.  For us, a very special asset in Wilmington is friends Isabella and Richard who moved there from Boston 5 years ago.  June and Isabella go back around 55 years. So in addition to showing us their adopted home and sharing 2 outstanding dinners, Isabella took us for a Walmart provisioning run -- no small matter on a trip like this one.






On the Cape Fear River, Wilmington
Hazard to navigation in the Cape Fear River, with bird passenger.





The view from our bow in Wilmington.  The Coast Guard ship Diligence in the background lives here when not out to sea.




The view from our starboard side in Wilmington.  The WWII USS North Carolina, now a museum.





















 Friday night the Riverwalk plaza in front of the federal building was alive with music and Sunday morning held a farmers' and crafts market.


 Raptor Society brought this barn owl to the Farmers' Market.




 Outstanding dinner here.

 Temple of Israel. First Jewish house of worship built in North Carolina, 1875.  Seen as a church in a several movies.

 Richard, Isabella, and Otis on the Riverwalk.


 Leaving Wilmington heading north along the Cape Fear River, the homes begin to look like the Hamptons.








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