Wrightsville Beach South End Sunset

Late one evening in mid-November 2024 Janet Smith and I (Bob Laney) drove to the south end of Wrightsville Beach where the Banks Channel meets Masonboro Inlet. We were amazed at the large number of sail boats and some motor boats which came in from the Atlantic Ocean to the…


 
 

Blue Clay Bike Trail

On a sunny afternoon in early November,2024, Janet Smith and Bob Laney (me) went pedaling at Blue Clay Bike Trail Park for the first time. It is advertised as a mountain bike trail, but being in New Hanover County near the coast, there were not any mountains.  There are three…


 
 

Biking on the City to Sea Trail

On the warm and mostly sunny afternoon of November 5, Janet Smith and Bob Laney pedaled our e-bikes the length of the Wilmington City to Sea Trail.  The trail mostly follows Eastwood Road (US Hwy 74) from the eastern side of Wilmington to the Intracoastal Waterway on the mainland side…


 
 

Banks Channel in the Wind

Banks Channel in the Wind On Saturday, November 2, the Calvary Baptist Church went on a paddle trip with the Kayak Carolina of Wilmington outfitter who supplied the boats and a guide.  They launched from the NC Wildlife ramp at Federal Point (the southern-most end of US Hwy 421) and…