Day 5

HI everyone!
Well this is a beautiful day ,as we head off to Southport. We decided to go outside into the Altlantic Ocean. Perfect fair weather and following seas!We left Beaufort NC at 9am . Rhonda made sandwiches so we could eat on the way.. We arrived at 2pm at  a very impressive Southport Marina. Were greeted at the dock and received free USA Today newspaper and sample bags of Carolina Peanuts.Graeme , The docks had large tiles in the center most fancy. Graeme,Rhonda and I walked into the town passing lovely old homes built for sea captains, mainly to find some extra bananas and tomatoes. This proved to be quite a feat but we were successful after going through the whole town. We even stopped, at the Christmas House full of every conceivable ornament to hang on your tree and Christmas bows galore lining the entrance of the store.
Evening , we were invited to join the Sea Ray reunion party and met some more wonderful people. Always willing to impart their knowledge and experiences on the ICW. Dinner on board  and an early night finshed off the evening.
Over and Out
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