LITTLE RIVER, SC to CAROLINA BEACH, NC  55 miles, 13.1 mph, 4:11 min biking time, 7:45 to 4:00, DRY DOCK CLUB ($78)

Up late again-12:30am-UT wakes up-turns on ac-I turn off tv. Think after 80 m sleep would be no problem. Slow to get up in morning. 3 m-now in NC-see bike rt signs-shoulders w/no bumps. Best of all-1st day wind at back. Pass golf courses-see 2 alligators resting near green. 10 m-stop at Island Hoppers Bicycles-Tony gives me plugs for handle bars-1st time to put air in tires. 30 m stop for donuts & ch milk. UT gets big ch cake-another picture w/Sparky & Tiger. Now not scenic-don’t care-all flags blowing our way. Get to ferry. Meet Cindy from KY-tell her I was born at Ft Knox-her dad stationed there too. Also went to Germany in the 50’s-small world. Have farm in KY-here on vacation. Now feel like tourist-stop at aquarium & Ft Fisher. 1st costs $20 & is packed w/school kids. 2nd is free-last major fort to fall ending Civil War. Port used to export cotton in exchange for goods needed to fight war. Easily bike farther but exhausted being tourist. See our kind of motel-Dry Dock Club-$78-clean. Walk to dinner-Mexican-another great meal grilled shrimp, chicken & mx veggies. Take picture. Little 10 min walk on beach-bird pict. Only have 1 pillow-UT goes to office so he can have 1. Don’t know how to put pictures in order of when happened but at least I have pictures. UT had to go to the store for desserts-so different on the rd.