November 8, 2011
Up early and underway @0630 hrs. The mornings are cold and we have to bundle up but around 0930 hrs it starts to warm up. By 1100 hrs it's starting to get warm so the jackets come off. It has been getting warmer as we move South. The Fall Wx is very enjoyable and we have had very little rain. The hardwood trees are starting to show their colors.
This part of the ICW is very developed on the islands facing the ocean. In fact, they have diminished the natural beauty of the land. Everyone wants to own beach front property. It seems ludicrous to build homes on beaches in an area that is hurricane prone. It doesn't seem to matter: they build, Mother Nature destroys, they build again. I guess that if you have enough money, what difference does it make? One has to spend it somewhere. No one has ever seen a U-Haul trailer, carrying the deceased's possessions, being towed behind a hearse!
We dropped anchor off Carolina Beach in 12 ft of water and had a quiet night. We could hear the surf pounding on the beach. The wind is still fresh out of the North and that subtropical system has become a tropical storm.
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