It’s hot again!

Posted on by Maggie Selo

Our second day at Dowry Creek was spent doing laundry, catching up on emails, and staying inside to keep cool. The temps have heated up again!

Laundry facilities vary greatly! This laundry room had two nice washers and dryers and a washer and dryer that looked like they were hurricane survivors. They were all free, so it’s hard to complain because they all worked.
We borrowed the courtesy car to go into Belhaven for dinner and were surprised to see it’s a Mercedes! It had 110,000 miles on it, typical mileage for courtesy cars, but much more classy than the typical car we normally get. There’s only one place in town to get dinner on a Sunday night – the Tavern at Jack’s Neck. We’re not sure why it is called a tavern because it’s a very nice restaurant.
On the drive from the marina to Belhaven we passed farmland that reminded us of the Midwest.
Rich hates roundabouts but even in rural North Carolina there are roundabouts.
Do you see a bear or an alligator? Maybe a deer? No? Neither did we. This area is supposed to have all of those creatures, but none were to be seen as we went through this canal.
No more palm trees, just an area of burned out trees and a duck blind.
A barge! We passed two of them today. It seems like it’s been months since we’ve seen tows.
We arrived at Alligator River Marina just after noon today – this is the view from the back of our boat. Not fancy, but there’s a small cafe there so we were able to get some lunch – cooked to order bacon cheeseburger for Rich and a grilled cheese for me – comfort food. And it’s known for its fried chicken so Rich got us some for dinner tonight. It lived up to its reputation!
This is the view from the front of our boat. That’s the Alligator River out there.
Almost sunset. I love the way the light reflects off the water.

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