We went in for Britts donuts, which are locally famous. Must say, they were quite good, especially hot, right out of boiler and freshly glazed. Kind of melted in your mouth.
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| Was already a line of around 50 people when we got there. |
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| Enjoying the donuts |
Started working on our shower pump project. We were tired of the old system, so installed new pump and switch in shower to operate. All went well, except we did this to eliminate shower water spilling into bilge, which old system allowed, only to find that water was still going into the bilge. Found that our floor drain by the toilet in the bathroom had some failed sealant, and broken plastic part, and since this drain also used the shower drain line - it was letting water overflow into the bilge. This is one spot where Manta catamarans have a issue. There is no way to access the shower drain line. So had to work only by access to this very small hole.
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| You can see that access is limited, Kris can just barely get two fingers in the hole |
Good think Carolina Beach has two excellent hardware stores. Next day we went in looking for parts - also stopped at Post Office to mail a package. Breathe went with - and Kris got a bit distracted leading the way, so we took a "scenic" route to the post office. Stopped at the Publix, and got groceries - and then of course had to stop for lunch - McDonalds here we come. Jason on Breathe is vegetarian, so they opted for another lunch choice.
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| Dean in front of the Carolina Beach sign |
Our part we bought for the leak fix did not fit how we hoped, so next day back to town - and hardware stores, and also to a Thrift store Kris found online. Jason and Monica came along, and Kris and Monica both found good buys at the thrift store.
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| Nice little thrift store. Kris found 4 shirts and a water bottle for $15, and Monica found a like new Helly Hanson windbreaker for only $5. |
Lunch again was a plan, so this time stopped at Flaming Amy's Burrito. Excellent chips and salsa bar, and the burritos and other food was quite tasty.
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| Delicious lunch, and neat looking place inside and out. |
Back to boat, and this time our part purchased worked well to stop the leak.
Kris spotted some ducklings, with their Mom, so had to take a break and feed them some bread.
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| Those of you who know Kris well, know she has a soft spot for Mallard ducks. |
Next day - another trip in, this time to take some items from Breathe to the thrift store for donation, and then to Publix to stock up on groceries, as no good grocery stores for the next two weeks that are as convenient.
Weather was turning icky, with no good window for an offshore trip north in the next week, so we decided to take the ICW. Long day motoring against 20 knot winds, but made it all the way to our next anchorage at Mile Hammock Bay for a peaceful night.
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| Chilly trip with cloudy skies and wind. Pants came out later in the day. |
Next day brought a lot of rain, so we opted to have a boat day, and just relax inside and watch the rain fall, and fill our tanks.
Spent Saturday motoring again up the ICW to Beaufort, NC.
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| Cloudy day on ICW, but not a lot of wind |
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| Sun came out later, and so did the boats. More and more boats the closer we got to Beaufort |
Just getting caught up with reading blogs....looks like you've had a productive couple of weeks! Hope we make it to Oriental to visit before you guys shove off.
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