April 18, 2015.  This morning we woke up early and dashed through our morning routine so we could get an early start on the short 75-mile drive to Southport NC to stay with my sister Jenny and her lovely husband Captain Richard for two days.  They retired to this seaside hamlet 18 years ago and live in the beautiful house you see below.  The whole community looks like Augusta National in April — breathtaking!  After stowing the Airstream near the entrance gate in a secure fenced area with lots of other RVs and boats, Jenny and I immediately sent Dick and Brad and the two dogs off a man/dog-mission so we could catch up on sister-visiting and shopping uninterrupted.  We started off with a delicious lunch at Baked with Love — Jenny’s frequent haunt where everyone knows and loves her.  (In fact, every one in Southport lights up when they see her coming – it’s just something one has to get used to.)  We stopped in several wonderful shops and an art gallery and got our dose of laughing-till-our-sides-hurt and buying “senior” Cokes at the local drive-in.  As soon as we got back, Jenny and I played a spirited game or two of Canasta — she is the master, but she let me win this one time (I suspect).  We then all settled down for cocktails and watched the Hilton Head golf tournament to see if Jordan Spieth could pull another one out of his hat.  I think he shot 12 under, but is still behind. Fingers crossed for this fantastic guy for today — he is so talented and so very poised and polite.

Jenny and Dick fixed a grand dinner and we all sat up late talking until about 11, after which we slept the sleep of the righteous (or at least the self-righteous).