Christmas Flotilla in Southport, NC

I have never visited a marina at Christmas time.  Boats in New England are under wraps or inside avoiding snow.  In Southport  and many other ports the boats are decorated, sail past a reviewing stand and then judged by 4th graders.  Even in the rain they went out.  Many boats are decorated for Christmas.  Here are just a few:

 I bought a real wonderful mixed green wreath to put on our boat.  Duh, of course it's so warm down here that it will dry up in days.  It's dropping needles everywhere.  I bought my first fake greens and will decorate when we get to St. Augustine.

 The reflections are kind of neat.  This night the water was like glass.