The Beach, Fort Fisher, Wilmington

Vacation time was on Sunday and Monday. Sunday after church, drove to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. It was nice to walk on the beach, dig my toes into the sand, pick up seashells, and watch the tide come in. My dad wouldn't believe me that it was high tide, he though it was low tide. It was nice to be out there. I enjoyed it. We stayed in Wilmington for the night.

Monday morning, we checked out and drove down to Carolina Beach and then over to Kure Beach.




I had fun texting and calling people to rub in the fact, I was on the beach and they weren't. I didn't wear my stocking on Monday, so I could enjoy the beach. The breeze was nice. I just enjoyed it. I hadn't been on the beach in 13 years. The sand was nice. Walking on broken shells, that did hurt a bit. Gorgeous views.

After the two beaches, we stopped at Fort Fisher, the last strong hold in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Received a history lesson. Saw a real cannon that had been brought up from the ocean. Cannon balls. I bought replica money from the Civil War time. That was so cool.

From Fort Fisher, drove back to Wilmington and went to downtown. Downtown, you can see a real battleship that was used during WW II in the Pacific Ocean.

Dad and I received a tour of the Coast Guard ship that is docked in Wilmington. Wilmington is its home base. They are home for two months, out to sea for two months, etc. Standing there, you could see a battleship across the way. I took a bunch of pics. Dad drove over to the battleship, it was five, so we didn't get on, plus the cost was $12 to get on. But it was cool!