The Northern Part of the South

Originally posted at www.svsweetescape.com

Just as Clark W. Griswold was on a quest for fun so too has our journey become a quest.  A quest for warm weather and soft tropical breezes. Tropical breezes we have had, but we would prefer something less than 40 knots.

None the less we know that we are making progress.  We are at the north part of the south.  There are signs everywhere.

Tonight, we walked into a Quickie Mart just up the block from the marina and bought a pint of ice cream to have with some apple cobbler that Judy was making.  The clerk asked us if we wanted a sack.

Another telltale sign are the restaurant menus.  Every menu, regardless of the time of day or what meal it’s for includes grits somewhere.  Just tonight we were at a seafood restaurant where one of the featured items was shrimp and grits.

But the definitive, for sure, no doubt sign is the way the locals refer to us.  Brian especially has been the subject of several names.   He has been called honey, sweetie, darlin’, sugar and by one rather large and likely sight impaired waitress in Elizabeth City - cutie pie.

Not that he is complaining - it sure beats some of the things he was called in his prior life.

So, a week long Mother Nature imposed break from travel not withstanding we still feel like we are making progress south.  

The next several days cold temperatures are predicted.  At this point we intend to leave Morehead City on Thursday morning.  We are mindful of the possible hazards that may exist along the ICW in the form of storm debris and aids to navigation that may have been moved or are missing altogether because of the storm.

We’ll just have to take it slow - but we’re on a quest.