Here's a view of the luxurious clubhouse at the River Dunes Marina. Office, library/reading rooms and game room downstairs, restaurant upstairs. Pool to the left and exercise/showers to farther left. Their winter rates made staying here for the night a nice treat, especially the hot showers.
Tides Inn looks a little small tied up in the 80ft slip at River Dunes, next to the 65ft Viking. Good thing I have 2 50ft power cords as it was that far to the power outlet.
We ended the day at Dudley's Marina in Swansboro. Not quite the same amenities as River Dunes, but I like this place ever since I arrived here in 2004 on a broken delivery boat and the folks here bent over backwards to help us out. The only problem at Dudley's is the barnacles/shells attached to the poles. You have to be careful to keep fendered well off the poles and away from the sharp shells.
Passed the mile 200 point today after only four and a half days. Boat travel is not the fastest mode of transpo! We will be confined to the ICW until Friday, it appears from weather forecast, so should be able to log another 200 miles by then. Looks like we may be able to get out on the ocean Friday at Georgetown, SC.
Meanwhile all is going well. Temperature is up to mid 60s. Genny is back in the swing of potty trips to the bow. All is well on Tides Inn.
