My birthplace!
Now, with all of the build-up down there, I have moved my NC home, to Jones County, and have a place on the White Oak River, which dumps into the Atlantic...
Drive up past jacksonville, on Hwy 17, and get off on 210, near the Federal forest. My driveway is easy to pass. You'd probably never find it, without a GPS locater, because I prefer to stay away from the maddening crowds!!!
I do like Wilmington's restaurants, though. Back in the 80's, it was named the top city in America for eating out!
My favorite places are gone, now, but there are plenty of good seafood places to be found! The Bridge Tenderm and Hieronymus's have a lock at Wrightsville Beach, but downtown Wilmington, on the Cape Fear River, check out Chandler's Wharf. Elijah's is my choice, there. Both have water views but the ICW is much busier than the River...
Keep your eyes on the ads, and in September (and other "R" months), they have a monthly oyster roast at the VFD in Hampstead. All you can eat steamed oysters, and all the fixins to go with them, at a good price, raising money for a good cause. I hope you like oysters!
