We finally got out today and explored our new city a bit. Wilmington is situated on a peninsula between the Cape Fear River and Masonboro Sound. The area along the river is full of little shops and restaurants, and it was a pleasant day for walking about. We parked a block away from the riverfront and walked down a side street, where we passed this gated community. What really struck us was the brick wall...it looked like the outer wall of a fortress. It was nice to see something old...so much of the south is new.
Our first glimpse of the riverwalk.
This was the outdoor seating area of a restaurant we stopped at for lunch. I had a crab cake and fried okra - I've really been overdosing on the fried okra since moving back to the south! It is hard to say which I missed more in the 11 years we were away - fried okra or sweet tea. :)
It was nice to sit and watch boats pass by.
After lunch we continued our walk down the riverfront. Jed was wearing a backpack because we tried to do some letterboxing while we were out; we were unsuccessful, but I wasn't nearly as disappointed in that as I usually would be.
The USS North Carolina, decommissioned and permanently berthed in Wilmington. We're planning to tour it when Jed's cousins come for a visit in May.
It was fun to see people doing summery things like this guy painting. I expect, though, that he would be trampled by the foot traffic if this was really summer. :)
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