Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina...



A Floating School Bus!

"Make sure we're in forward - not reverse"

Little River swing bridge

A Pirate turns 60!

Mark does laundry again!

Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina ...well, if the wind weren't blowing so strong that might be true.  The weather might not stop postal deliveries, but a forecast of 25-30 kts with gusts to 35 might stop prudent mariners, such as ourselves.  Fortunately, we found a lovely marina in which to enjoy our first lay-day since leaving Punta Gorda almost 3 wks ago.  We are at River Dunes Plantation in eastern NC (which is not close to anything).  This is a beautiful residential development designed to look like an antebellum plantation. All of the buildings are built to look old.  It's a great place to sit out a blow.  We are taking the courtesy car to the little village of Oriental, NC to have dinner with friends from VA, Greg and Judy, who are there on their boat.  We been hopscotching up the ICW with Greg and Judy (Magic II) since Eau Gallie, FL and we last had dinner with them in Daytona Beach, FL.  We're hoping for lighter winds tomorrow so we can push on.