Every day, I go for a walk along the beach, wading in the water and collecting shells, especially the rounded ones I call "lima beans." Some days you find them, some days you don't.
SATURDAY, JULY 14TH
The day of the stoplights and traffic as we drove to Fort Fisher, south of Wilmington about fifty miles away. Wilmington is a horrible place to drive any time because of its traffic, but especially bad on the weekends when you have people going to and returning to the beach.
Heard a talk on Fort Fisher's Major James Reilly, "Old Taratula" and took a guided tour around the fort. Saw the 32-pounder coastal cannons fired.
Then went to the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and that place is quite impressive and big. Enjoyed watching the seahorses and say their #1 attraction, the albino alligator.
Then drove down to the end of Federal Point, by the "Rocks" which were built to close off New Inlet. We used to do a lot of crabbing and sand fiddler-chasing there. This is also the southern terminus of US Highway 421. Enjoy the signage for the beginning and end.
More to Come. --RoadDog
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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