Goose Creek Kayaking with Twin Rivers Paddle Club
Goose Creek Kayaking with Twin Rivers Paddle Club Abley directed by our frequent trip leader Carolyn Borgert, a group of about 10 paddlers took a pleasant trip in mid-March, launching in mid-morning from Martin Marietta Park and going to the narrow, upper reaches of Goose Creek [labeled on some maps…
Airlie Gardens
In mid-March on a sunny but chilly day Janet and I went to Airley Gardens in Wilmington. It is a some what famous attraction with a well developed infrastructure to handle large crowds of tourists. We went during the off season and saw few other visitors. The Gardens are a…
Oakdale Biking
Almost every day, Bob Laney, Janet Smith and her golden retriever Gracie go walking or biking in Oakdale Cemetery, located a few blocks from our house in Wilmington, NC. It is a beautiful place founded in the early 1800’s, with some graves of people born in the late 1700’s. I…
Lees Cut in High Wind
On a surprisingly warm afternoon for February 28, Janet Smith and I went kayaking south east of Wilmington, west of Wrightsville Beach, north of Banks Channel, in Lees Cut. This area has a small bay, several small islands and some sea grass estuaries. We had been there three times before,…