Carolina Beach State Park & Swansboro,, NC

Rhonda and Lee on Ineffable






                                         Venus Flytrap
                                                    
 Carolina Beach State Park was very nice.  So many trails and it is home to the Venus Flytrap, a unique carnivorous plant!  It’s right off of the Intercoastal Waterway and has access to Cape Fear River.  The price was right too, about $30 a night.  They had bathrooms, showers and an area to sit inside.  

 We walked a lot of the trails.  Some were right on the beach, while others meandered through the woods and up a few hills.  We saw the Venus flytrap.  They’re very small, not what I expected.  

 While here, we met Jane and Bryce on Boatniks.  We had a good time, sharing stories, laughs and drinks.  The looper lifestyle isn’t too shabby!

 We only stopped for one night at Swansboro, NC mostly to shower and get gas.  While there, we met Rhonda and Lee on Ineffable.  There are just starting their loop.  How exciting for them! It seems like eons ago when we first started.  I’m sure they have so many mixed emotions about their new journey and they will learn a lot!  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Boomerang - 09/13/2022

Image
      We've finally taken the plunge - that could be a bad play on words.  Let’s say, we’ve finally purchased our looper boat. We've been on a quest to find a boat, for a couple of months now. We've traveled more than 3000 miles in search of the perfect one. We had certain criteria (budget, seaworthy, dinghy, A/C, heat, trailer, electronics, bed, toilet, galley, tall ceiling for Jeff, etc.) and we located one in Webster, New York (near Rochester).  We traveled there twice to get this boat - once by plane and then by truck. It’s a 14 hour drive, but she fit the bill, so we had to go. It’s a Rosborough 246, trailerable, 25 ft., single, outboard engine (Honda 225) small, cabin cruiser.  She’s in great shape, clean and ready to go!  The previous owner took great pride in ownership and we were lucky to find her, just in time! She's a small boat; but it's just a vessel to get us from point A to point B and to have a view of the country from a different persp...
Read more

Back on the water!

Image
So after 1.5 years, we have Boomerang back in the water. After finishing the Loop, we built a house and are finally getting to go boating again. Two days ago, we trailered the boat to Gilbertsville, KY and stayed at The Moors Resort for two nights. It was a nice marina and costs $1.50 a foot. They told us they had power and water at the slips - but there was no water and only a 110 outlet, but we made do. And although they said they had bath houses, there were no showers! But what they did have was a very nice delicious, reasonably priced restaurant. We both enjoyed the Mahi Mahi with Mango salsa.  After two days, we cruised to Buzzard Rock Marina in Kuttawa, KY. Its was a peaceful day on the lake, not much traffic. Buzzard Rock Marina has showers! Although our slip didn’t have water or power, we were able to connect to both at a vacant slip close by. We’ve already met Billy, who completed the loop in 2017. He’s invited us to dinner on his boat tonight. He seems very nice! And it’s...
Read more

Buzzard Rock to Clarksville, TN

Image
                       Kentucky State Penitentiary                                              A tree in the middle of the water.                     Heading underneath the bridge.                                    Here we go!                                 Passing tugs.                                  Passing barges.            This cloud looked like Sydney’s dog, Cane.                Bumpus Mills - a fisherman came in.     ...
Read more