Labor Day weekend

We hope you had an excellent labor day weekend as we sure did! We got out and about showing Katrina the sights of Wilmington. There is so much to report and some of these items could have their own blog entries but I don't have time to type at the moment so here are the highlights:

• Fort Fisher Memorial Site. A free musuem about the civil war that we've been meaning to visit for a while. Wilmington was the last Confederate port open to blockade runners. Upon surrender of this site the war was almost over. Although the South lost the war Southern people still bear immense pride in their homeland. The museum gives a good overview of the battle at Fort Fisher and we were able to see some of the original battlements even though most of the coastline has since eroded.



• Southport ferry ride, Southport antique shops and The Pharmacy for lunch. The Pharmacy turned out to be a surprise hit with excellent food and service. The site became a pharmacy in 1877 and has only recently converted into a cafe. The original pressed metal ceilings are still on display.



• Oceanic for Katrina's birthday lunch. Dinner seems to be the forte of this restuarant and lunch was a little disappointing esp. given the terrible parking situation. Still, we had a good view of the beach and we ate prawns so it wasn't all bad (though the smoothies that were made with syrup were terrible!)



• A sunny day at Wrightsville beach + Kohl's Frozen custards = excellent time. We tried out the vanilla, chocolate and banana pudding flavours and highly recommend a visit here on the way to or from the beach. WE were a little curious what these custards would be like but it seems that they are just genuine icecream (ie made with eggs) and they certainly taste good. Can't wait for the 15th when the flavour of the day is 'Elephant stomp' which is Reeses peanut butter cups in a chocolate custard.



• A belated housewarming/birthday chocolate cake from Margaret next door was very much enjoyed. Two thumbs up!



• 10 episodes of The Office (American version of course)