Today, we drove the nearly two and a half hours to the North Carolina coast and visited the town of Wilmington. The photo was taken at 1:51 in the afternoon; the Riverwalk, a promenade which runs along the Northeast Cape Fear River, is at left, and in the background, the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is clearly visible. We had a delicious brunch at the Caffe Phoenix followed by a leisurely stroll through town. The place is rather touristy; it features a variety of colorful shops as well as other typical attractions designed to make tourists part with their money. After an obligatory coffee-shop stop, we left Wilmington for Wrightsville Beach; after all, we had not come all this way to leave without seeing the ocean, but more about that tomorrow.