It is Martin Luther King Day. It is our last full day at the fish camp. We said good bye to Tom and Donna and also to Athena and Brian. Our Polish friends are waiting for their solar panel to arrive. Greg got the idea to add a solar panel to his set up after seeing the solar  charging systems that Francis is using on our trip. He has two separate solar charging systems. The large 100 watt panel/system keeps our freezer running while we are stationary, and the smaller Yeti 150 charges our laptops and cell phones. It is too bad he does not work for the companies that make these items because he spends a lot of time explaining the systems to curious people we meet. Greg plans to mount his panel to the spare tire on the roof of his truck. We wish we could do that too to save us dragging it in and out of the truck and moving it from the back to the front whenever we want to sleep in the back. Unfortunately, our panel is twice the size and our vehicles are built very differently.  We are worried it won’t show up today because it’s a holiday and it is coming by United States Postal Services. Amazon guaranteed it today but we know the post office is not working. It would be a great day to kayak but Francis is again stuck having to work for a client whose server is seeming to be hacked.We met a photographer by the name of Curtis. He is in the area to do an art show but is actually from Wilmington. He regularly exhibits at Centerfest in Durham. It really is a small world. We met another neighbor by the name of Gary who is in the area to fish. He is from Michigan but regularly winters in Florida. As we were talking to the two neighbors, we noticed the US Postal Service delivery truck. Greg ran over and got his package. It turns out the post office only delivers for Amazon on the holiday. Interesting.  

Later that afternoon, Francis and I took a hike then walked around the nearby neighborhood. All the houses are on the waterfront although they range in size and design quite a bit. Some were simple trailers while others were more elaborate homes. Some appear to be lived in all year round while others appear to be vacation homes. At the very end of one road, there are a few cabins and trailers that Jeanne Middleton rents out to visitors. We chatted with a gentleman who told us that the home owners do not actually own the property. They lease it for 99 years. I am sure there is a reason for that but I have no idea what it is.

View from the neighborhood 

View from the neighborhood

Hawk on the tree
View from the hike