Another perfect day to cruise at a steady speed of 9 knots. Although we were on the water today for four and theee quarter hours it felt a lot longer. We went under the Figure Eight Island Bridge ( vertical reported at 20 ft ) however we were delayed at the Wrightville Beach Bridge which was also reported as 20 ft but when Nandad called the bridge operator he verified that it was really 16 feet so we decided it was prudent to wait.
The house in the picture just goes to show that you never know what your new neighbor will build!
New Horizon cruises through Snow Cut with Pleasure Island to her port side into the wide Cape Fear River. Multiple markers can be very confusing but Captain Aedan has it all under control. We can see the ferry that takes passengers to Federal Point in the distance, we pass Deep Point where you can take the ferry to Bald Head Island so it’s a busy traffic area. The area below is Carolina Beach Inlet which I believe is to shallow to get you out into the Atlantic. Sure looks pretty.
We were secured to the transient dock at SH Southport Village ( after entering the wrong marina first ) by 1.15 pm ready to have lunch onboard in wonderful sunshine. We took on another 100 gals of fuel, got pumped out ( boating essentials ) and settled in for a relaxing evening. Excellent dinner at the lovely Italian restaurant Joseph’s right at the dock.
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