Day 13

It was another gorgeous day today so we took the ferry from Southport to Fort Fisher. Mike and I did this once before on the 4th of July --2002 i believe. So much is different now!

Here we are in front of the aquarium. Nora didn't make the picture apparently--oops. The first thing we saw in the aquarium is this albino alligator...pretty awesome huh? I'm not much for taking lots of pictures of the animals/fish we see, because years from now what will i really want with those pics? but i couldn't really pass this up..she doesn't even look real, but i assure you it is not a statue! Nora smiling at me through the trees while i take pics of the gator.

Then we came to the other alligators...that apparently were especially aggressive today. They were all lounging around their exhibit then all of a sudden the formed a pack and started growling. I had no idea that alligators growled...and man was it loud. I am very certain had their not been glass between us and the gators we would not have made it. They were ready to attack us all! I did get some awesome pics though!

Nora overall seemed to really be interested in the fish tanks. She is so curious about everything these days. She reaches out for anything that catches her eye. She kept trying to grab the fish through the glass today. Holden on the other hand didn't really seem to care. Honestly he was pretty tired while we were at the aquarium.

The only tank that caught Holden's attention...horseshoe crabs

sleepy sleepy boy...and i would also like to point out that HI is missing from this map!

Nora thought that those lobsters were scary...they were honestly bigger than she is

tucked out

On the ferry ride back to Southport we had a good chance to take some fun pics. Riding over it was a bit misty and we didn't get out of the car, but the weather was perfect on the way back!

Nora slept most of the way back, she woke up right before we docked so we were able to squeeze in a quick picture

To my great excitement, we made it to Prov Co for dinner. It was so good i wish i could go a few more times before we leave! Shrimp and Crabcakes...YUMMY!

Yam and I at dinner...just like old times!

family shot on the pier

Once we got back to Caswell, we put our tired babies to bed and Mike and I sat out on Little Pier to watch the sunset. You can't come to caswell without appreciating the beautiful sunsets and it was a good one tonight!

The day ended by hanging out on Yam's couch, eating his yummy white cookies and helping him hang some of his pictures. Thanks Mike for doing the actual work here!

and that's it for today--tomorrow is a travel day, we may make some stops though on the way to Raleigh...we'll just have to wait and see!