Wednesday July 20, 2011

77°32.780’ W

34°25.704’ N

Beach House Marina

Surf City, North Carolina



Homes along the ICW



Skip's good eyes spotted the deer



PIRATES!



We had a good cruising day today the weather was hot and muggy like everywhere else in the country! As the day progressed so did the wind. It seems that when you’re ready to back a boat into an unknown slip the wind kicks up and makes it interesting.

The slip we were assigned to placed our boat next to a tourist’s style Pirate boat that takes families out for an hour cruise. During the cruise a pirate ship filled with actors in full costume attack the cruise boat which has cannons for the kids to repel them. When it’s all over and both boats have returned to the marina the kids board the Pirate boat and pose for pictures. I think we had as much fun watching from our boat a few feet away, as the little ones did on their pirate cruise!



Ricki - Carl - Barb



The day was young and the marina was only a block away from the ocean so we put on our swimming trunks and walked to the beach. Carl, Ricki and Barb enjoyed the water and I stayed on a towel and took care of the leg which is 100% at this time!

We had a light dinner on Quest then called it a day. Tomorrow we will pass thru Camp Lejeune a US Marine training facility on our way to Swansboro, NC. There are times when the ICW is closed for a few hours to a few days due to live fire across the waterway!