Hanging

 4/25- Belhaven

  We just hung out here today and did a bunch of boat errands. I went shopping at Food Lion which I think I’ve only been to one other. I did use the golf cart and drove there. As they have free laundry here I think we washed anything that we could carry up to the machines. We took a walk through town which didn’t take very long. I can’t help but wonder how some of these stores stay in business especially the ones selling clothes. 

   We got a history lesson from a guy in a closed store. It was actually an old museum and he had the door open and we stuck our heads in. Turns out this was called Toy Trains of Belhaven. Check it out on Facebook. They set up a miniature train display for Christmas. He was telling us some of the history of the town. 

   It was a big lumber town and they harvested tons of the long leaf southern pine. In fact they harvested so much they ran out and now most of the lumbering around here is done on plantations. The mansion at the marina was built by a lumber baron. In fact in talking to Larry the owner today he said the third floor was a speakeasy and that notables such as John Kennedy and Walter Cronkite had been there. 

   We met a nice guy on a boat that pulled in late. He said it was his birthday and he wanted to treat himself to a slip. Amazingly the woman across the dock and the dock master all had birthdays today. We felt kind of sad for the guy as he was going out by himself so we went to the bar and had a beer with him. He was very interesting as he had traveled overseas extensively. It’s great the people you can meet on a dock. 

   On the road again tomorrow hopefully if the north wind dies down a bit. We may break the golden rule and travel this weekend. Mile 1 is almost in sight. 

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