We tie up at the Holden Beach town dock, which has room for 2 40ft boats. It is a nice service that thankfully not many boaters know about, or want to stop at.
My brother, Scott, took this photo of us at the dock with his new photo drone.
Our timing was good again this year as this was the week that Sue's sisters come down from New York for their spring break at the beach.
We were able to get the boat secure at the dock, all checked in at the office, then run down to happy hour with Sue's sisters and their families at their rental beach house. It was good to catch up as we haven't seen them since our visit last April.
The next morning the kids were able to come down to the boat and get a tour. Scarlett was the best at blowing the conch horn.
Visiting Holden Beach means walks along the beach at dawn. This year it was low tide at dawn, a good time to collect nice shells.
There are lots of shells at Holden Beach, better than most beaches along the East Coast. However, this year there weren't that many unusual shells, mostly clam shells and scallop shells. I suppose it has a lot to do with the weather, winds and storms as to what shells wash up on the beach.
Sue, the photographer, got this shot of shadows during our early morning walk on the beach with Rivah. What long legs we have!
Watching the weather windows for continuing north, we stayed for 3 days at Holden Beach, which enabled us to visit with Mark's brother Scott and wife Lea for a couple days. They have a beach house at Holden and come down for the weekends to work on the house and enjoy the beach.
Three days of visiting with family and walking the beach for shells was great but, it was soon time to hit the ICW again and continue our trek northward.
Our next destination is Cape Lookout along the Outer Banks. Its a two day trip with a stop for the night anchoring at Masonboro Inlet near Wrightsville.
This is another drone shot from Scott as we pass through the Holden Beach bridge.
