Today began with a quick trip to West Marine to replace the freshwater pump. A man several boats down the dock kindly volunteered to take us in his car. Once back aboard Lucky Us it took just 45 minutes from the time we started getting out tools until the last tool was put away. The Admiral did all of the work while I acted as gopher. The pump is on the aft, port side (back, left), and once you have gotten back there it works best to have someone hand you tools, parts, etc. The pump runs great and we are back in business... Then it was time for lunch and a nap. After that we hit the pool where the Admiral was VERY disappointed to find that the heater for the hot tub had broken. I guess that a luke warm tub is just not the same? About 5:30 pm we set off on the electric scooters across the bridge to finish our shopping tour. We did stop by Greg Norman's Restaurant (and Shark Bar), but our real destination was a sports bar a short distance away. We knew that we were in great hands when the first thing our waiter said was "Boy, A&M looked good against Alabama." 
We managed to stretch dinner out over 3+ hours, but we did have to leave before the end because one of us couldn't keep her eyes open... Anyway, by that point the outcome of the game was not in doubt.
Tomorrow we are off about 44 miles north to North Carolina! We might have stayed here longer, but with the broken heater on the hot tub that is definitely not an option. we will be at Southport Marina, which is very near the mouth of the Cape Fear River, which (you guessed it) is very near the actual Cape Fear...
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