While we were staying in Oak Island it was a great opportunity to visit Wilmington and Southport. We had not been there since Jeremy was a year old. We took the ferry over to Fort Fisher and drove up to Wilmington. Fort Fisher has a cool aquarium, but since Jeremy and I had been there on his class trip a few years ago, we didn't visit it this time. I'm a huge fan of aquariums though, so it was hard not to!
Wilmington has a pretty historic downtown right on the Cape Fear River. We strolled around and did a little bit of shopping. Wilmington is pretty cool because it is a college town with all the conveniences of a city (with heavy traffic), plus it's on a river and minutes from the beach.
I have to say though, that if I had to pick a place to live it would be Southport. We spent a little bit of time in Southport one evening and went back the next day to walk around. It has grown a lot over the years, but a lot has stayed the same too. I love to drive around and look at the beautiful old houses. It has been the location of movies like
Safe Haven, because it is such a quaint town. I don't know if I will ever get to experience living in a small town on the coast - - but at least I can visit!
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| There is a really cool area of live oaks in Fort Fisher. |
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| You can see some of the Battleship NC behind Jeremy. |
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| Love my guys! |
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| The seagull tucked his foot so far under, it looked like he only had one foot. |
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| Southport waterfront |
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