June 26, Southport, NC

This morning we had a great time riding around Saint James. They had a sidewalk/bike trail that led from the marina around the community of nice homes and manicured lawns. The trail led across a wooden boardwalk over a marsh grass inlet and by the Founders Club. We realized that we had been here before to a wedding of a friend we knew through Key Club.



After lunch, we took the boat out into the Cape Fear River and around the eastern end of Oak Island.
There stands Fort Caswell, built as a fort in 1826 and named after Richard Caswell, the first Governor of NC. It is also home to the NC Baptist Assembly, Camp Caswell, and a place were we have many happy memories of time spent in fun and spiritual growth with friends over the past 45 years. Not being sure of the channel there, we anchored out by the pier and took the dinghy into the little marina. It took two trips to deliver all three bikes. We had a fun time riding around the paved trails through the assembly grounds. There are a couple of famous old oak tree with limbs near the ground still holding their ground near the grey painted dining hall. We rode by the old fort batteries, past the barracks where kids stay for summer camp and down to the gate. It was a beautiful afternoon and it was good to get the exercise in a special place.


Since it was raining when we left for dinner, it was great to have Julie Anna’s car. The evening ended at the Fishy Fishy Café in Southport watching the sun set over the marina.