As we left and headed for the Cape Fear River we passed the Oak Island light house.
A large ferry pulled out from shore and ran right beside us for a long time then turned toward another island. 
A 41 foot sailboat called for help indicating they were taking on water. The Coast Guard kept channel 16 busy for quite a while and then we heard that the Harbor police had found the boat and was on the scene with help. Apparently the stuffing box had failed and filled the engine room with water.
On up the river we encountered this large tanker coming down river from Wilmington.
After turning off the river into the basin where the yacht club is located, we passed the home of loopers Joe & Rhonda Gebbia. They are currently in the Grand Canyon area but offered us the us of their vehicle which we accepted and will probably tour the area tomorrow.
We went to Kure Beach this evening for dinner at Freddies which is an Italian restaurant recommended by Joey.
It is a very quaint, small restaurant with fantastic food and service.
After dinner we walked out on the pier and enjoyed the view.
Our dinner group.
This guy was hanging around the fishermen just in case they caught something too small to keep.
The fishing pier went 1/6 of a mile out into the ocean.Our position is N34 02.464 W 77 53.490
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