Cape Fear North Carolina

We are close to South Carolina finally. It has been a long trek thru North Carolina, beautiful but cold. We are really hoping for some warm weather soon. Wearing five layers hampers mobility. We have decided to head out of the ICW at Cape Fear. There is alot of boats heading south and the narrow waterways are crowded. There are also many low bridges that only open on the hour or half hour. Yesterday we got stuck for nearly two hours due to a fire on one of the barrier islands. The rule is if the fire department goes to the island the bridge cannot open until the fire department comes back to the mainland.

Cape Fear is a large shipping channel and despite it's name is a good place to enter the Atlantic Ocean. From there we will sail south past South Carolina to Jekyll Island in Georgia. We will spend a few days recovering and warming up before we head for Jacksonville Florida. Over and out.