Saturday 11/11/2017 Backtrack to Southport (by car)

Joan arrived today.  She took an earlier flight through Philly and got here around 10 am.  By the time she got a rental car, and drove to the marina, it was 11.  I was sure glad to see her.  We ate the last two donuts in the marina lounge, gulped down a cup of coffee and were on our way north to Southport.  Southport is near the mouth of the Cape Fear River and is a really neat little historic town and fishing village.  We spent the afternoon doing touristy things (Maritime Museum, Visitors Center, River walk, and the self guided historic district walk.  We also went quickly through a couple antique shops.  It was cool and breezy out but was nice and sunny.  We had a nice dinner at the Fishy Fishy Café and then drove over to the Southport Marina where Hank Palmeranz gave a great lecture on what to watch for when heading south on the ICW.  He gives the lecture every night at 6 pm for boats headed south in the fall and again for boats headed north in the spring.  He had a great, detailed, handout and many, many great tips.  Of course, I ignored the first 10 minutes since I had already traveled through that 60 mile area.