Presently we are anchored in a very protected little bay of the ICW, waiting on weather to pass. There is a sizable storm moving up the coast, fast moving, but is going to make today crappy. Initially we were going to go to Southport today and pick up our packages we had delivered to Zimmerman Marine, but due to the weather, no one is leaving so there are no slips available. I called the folks at Zimmerman and they will leave our stuff at the marina and we can pick them up tomorrow, Saturday, because Zimmerman will be closed. We anchored at Swansboro, and left there yesterday morning, and dealt with the North Carolina bridges. Their timing is not always the greatest, so we end up waiting for them to open, usually on the hour or half hour. Swansboro got pounded by Hurricane Florence. When we went north last spring, we ate at the Ice House. It no longer exists. We watched the huge backhoe razing the remnants. The shrimp docks are also gone, and Casper's Marina has no planking on their docks. En route yesterday we ran into a boat named Adirondack, owned by Jeff Janacek. He is the guy whom we chartered from 15 years ago in Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. He told me he now has 50,000 miles on his boat since he got it. We talked on the radio for 20 minutes. I just spoke with the dockmaster at Southport ann they will hold a slip for us for tomorrow so we can get our packages and take a day off the boat, get a bike ride in and Cindy a run, then maybe eat out tomorrow night. There is a pretty good seafood spot there. All in all, things are working out pretty well with this weather glitch.
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| Lots of homes with tarps on the roof after the hurricane |
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| The remains of the shrimp docks in Swansboro |
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Caspers Marina with no boards on the docks.
They said it would be several months before they are up and running |
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| The red roofed building is what is left of the Ice House restaurant |
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