Praise for Wilmington, NC on the Cape Fear River
Wilmington, NC, on the Cape Fear River off the AICW, is a longtime popular side trip for many Waterway cruisers.
On your way up or down the East coast consider coming up the Cape Fear River to Wilmington. There is plenty of dockage in the downtown area where numerous good restaurants, entertainment, and hotels are available. There is also fuel at one or two of the marinas close to downtown. Wilmington is more of a cosmopolitan city than its size would indicate. Numerous different types of people cross paths here including mariners, college students, nature lovers, surfers, military, country folk, country clubbers, gays, tourists, “old” Wilmington types, beach bums, and red necks and everyone seems to get along.
Edmond Badham
COSMO
Wilmington, NC
Agree.
We made the trip up a few weeks ago from Southport for the evening. Anchored in the anchorage in the Brunswick River for a little swim. I forgot about the Gaters up by the Battleship. Dockage is great and choices of places to eat is as well. We even saw a Harbor Seal down by the State Docks.
David Craft
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