Tuesday of our trip to Oak Island was spent in the town of Southport. We had a scheduled tour that morning, but other than that the time was our own to spend however we wanted, and Meg and I took full advantage of that. Before the tour started we spent time just walking around this great little oceanfront town. Like most towns on the ocean it is very old and has lots of history, and they have done a great job of preserving and presenting that. We started out walking along the waterway, where there were signs about all kinds of different things, including this one about river pilots. Southport is right at the junction of the Cape Fear River and the ocean, so river pilots were in huge demand there – and, we found out, still are. I thought these pictures on the sign of the old river pilots and the modern day ones was cool.
The town canon was stored at the library – I like that. And knew my little ones would especially enjoy its name 🙂
After our tour and a yummy sandwich at a little local sandwich at a little local shop, we decided to ride the ferry across the river to Fort Fisher, and then back again. I love a ferry boat ride – just so peaceful, and love just looking at the water. And as you can tell from this picture, it was an absolutely gorgeous day.