I woke up early this morning so I could catch the 7:30 am ferry from Ocracoke to Cesar Island. On the road, a BIG Class A (think BUS) RV towing a car pulls out in front of me and nearly cuts me off. Lo and behold, getting onto the ferry I had to squeeze in between this BUS and the side of the ferry. The guy guiding me onto the ferry complimented me on my driving skill! There was no way to exit Addie, so I relaxed and read during the 2.5 hour ferry ride.

Once safely off of the ferry, I drove down North Carolina’s scenic coast and arrived just after lunch in Wilmington. My nephew Parker, who recently graduated from Marine Corps flight school in Pensacola and is now in training to fly CH53s at Camp Lejeune, joined me for the rest of the day. We went into Wilmington, walked around the darling city and caught up on each other’s lives. Of course, we had to try out the products at a brewery (tasty beer and yummy fried green tomatoes)! After watching the sunset, we had delicious cioppino for dinner. And, no visit would’ve been complete without a trip to Trader Joe’s!