Carolina Beach State Park Marina, Carolina Beach, North Carolina: October 17, 2020
Marc- Today was one of our shortest travel days due to expected bad weather (contrary winds. rain and thunderstorms). In hindsight two out of three never materialized. We traveled 4 miles from Carolina Beach Harbor through Snows Cut and out into the Cape Fear River before entering the State Park Marina channel at a higher than normal high tide. The facilities here are great for the fixed dock price of $30 with electric. We also filled up on fuel and did a pump out. For some reason this facility is improperly listed as only selling ethanol based gasoline which is incorrect (their gasoline contains no alcohol). We filled up both gas tanks here. This is a large State Park with extensive forested areas, campgrounds, hiking trials, beaches and close proximity to a Food Lion supermarket. This was great for us since we needed exercise and groceries (I did well to bring a pull cart with good wheels). We also searched for the elusive venus flytrap on one of the hikes. This plant, among others here, eats insects. The venus flytrap is found in a 70 mile radius here and slightly into South Carolina. This is the only area in the world where it is found. Perhaps if we return here in May/June when it flowers, we will see it. The Yellow Pitcher Plant is also a carnivore and we easily spotted many of them. There is substantial tree diversity here from large stands of pine trees, magnolia trees, black oak trees and live oak trees.
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The oak looks like a young live oak. It has smooth, oval leaves. You will se more as you get further south. Cumberland Island has some great ones, as do the cities of Charleston and Savanah.
John on Georgie Girl
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