Wilmington, North Carolina

Hello!  How are you?  I hope you are doing well.  Did you have a good Presidents Weekend?  The children had off from school from Friday till Tuesday, so we ventured off to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina.  We wanted to go to Florida for the weekend as we have a timeshare there, but I waited to look to make a reservation, and all the resorts were booked except for the one in Myrtle Beach.  The resort was lovely, and we were grateful that at least one of the pools was heated.  While we were there, we decided to cross the border to Wilmington.  Having read many Nicholas Sparks books, I wanted to see the town for itself. They don't get a lot of tourists.  There isn't much to see except for the many historic homes. Most homes are Victorians, with a few Civil War homes added.  On our way back to the resort, we stopped at the U.S.S. Carolina battleship that fought in WWII Pacific Theater.  The girls enjoyed the tour much more than I thought they would.  We all learned a new word called Scuttlebutt, a naval term for water faucet.  We ended the day with food from Panda Express and a swim in the pool and hot tub.