We waited out another cold front at Southport's Harbor Village Marina, NC for two nights. One night we were fortunate to enjoy dinner at the home of Rick & Jeanne Brown, friends from Annapolis who have since moved to St. James Plantation, a very, very chi-chi community. We had a ball catching up on Annapolis politics & news of their new community. Today, we waited until the very strong current on the Cape Fear River was in our favor before we head out. Current going our way AND wind going our way. Gained almost two extra knots for nearly 2 hours!! Nice to save $$$ on fuel. Anyway, anchored here for the night in this terrific little beach community. Tomorrow, offshore to Beaufort doesn't look like it's going to work, so we'll chug along for the night to Mile Hammock Bay (a US Marine Corps installation with fireing range where we cannot get off the boat!), then somewhere near Beaufort/Moorhead City for the night before our newest adventure to the Outerbanks of NC from the inside. Not alot of people do this. But we hope to be rewarded by prestine beauty & maybe some wild horses. Stay tuned for photos. (Oh by the way, check out the new pics I added the other day.) Hugs!