View from the fore cabin bed where I stayed because we awoke to 31 degrees.  It snowed in North Carolina last night; the earliest in the season in history.  Of course we are here for this record breaker, unfortunately.  Thank goodness for our Esbar heater - so reliable and keeps us toasty.
   Today was our day to take a cab to Wilmington, east coast film capital, who knew?  We picked up a rental car, Ford Fusion, and returned items beyond the one month return policy but still got store credit.  We bought at Best Buy more computer cords to connect items to the cockpit and we went to West Marine.  Boat wise, Mazu held guard there for the day.
   Tomorrow we have to move tons of stuff so they can work on areas of the boat, fill the car to take things back to New England including Violet's, (granddaughter) birthday present for Sunday's party in Brooklyn.  Leaving clothes for warm weather and taking what we use for the cold.

View from the deck of our boat at a slip, Southport Marina, NC.

If truth be told, it's our toilet that needs the serious repair.  Can't really continue on our southward trip without it.  So we have had to walk to the building every time we need to use the bathroom - that has been a pain especially in the howling wind last night and the cold today.  So it goes.