visiting friends and family in Wilmington, NC.

We moved a short distance northward this morning into a slip at Anchors Bend Marina (if you follow the link don't believe the hype. The marina is closer to the pit of nautical living than the pinnacle.)  None-the-less it is great to be tied up along side Ella's new sailboat.

C'est la Vie looks tiny next to the 48 foot SV-Ohana.   Ella and her father Larry were on hand to assist us with docking.  While in Wilmington we were able to catch up with Ella - visit her recently completed house, check out the new boat, and the relocated Ella Vickers Collection business office.

We spent a stormy afternoon with the Lovett's aboard MV Sunshine on the 28th.

Fortunately all the severe thunderstorms remained to the west of our location.