15 June 2013 – Saturday

Departed the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area headed for Bridge Tender Marina, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.  We went on the outside (open ocean) route since the seas were calm.  It was about 30 miles outside to the Cape Fear River Inlet.  We decided to go back on the inside route at Cape Fear for the rest of the day since the seas were kicking up. Since it is Saturday, the waterways are filled with weekenders racing fast to get to wherever they are going.  It seems that they prefer sand bar/beaches near the ocean inlets as that is where the water tends to clearer.  Arrived at the marina and tied up behind “Heaven Scent” who we had been tied up with at Georgetown, and Myrtle Beach. 

JULI-IV behind Heaven Scent at Bride Tender Marina Wrightsville Beach, NC

 The dockhand recommended not eating in the local restaurant and told us to go down the street to another place.  We walked a couple of blocks to the other place and it was hopping.  Unfortunately, it was hopping because it was closed for a private wedding party, so back to the not recommended place we went.  It was entirely adequate.  We were tied up along a face dock right on the canal, but most of the boating crowd were well mannered and did not create any large wake action. (Shocking, of course we were right next to a drawbridge which really enforces no wake zones)