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Physical: 25 Shoulder Presses
Personal: Take the ferry to Southport and buy something
Result: My final challenge was quite fun. I mean who doesn't like boating? It was kind of symbolic too...a journey to end my journey. Anyways, enough rambling and more reporting. There is a ferry that runs off the south end of the island that I live on right past Fort Fisher. It goes to the tiny town of Southport. I checked the ferry times and decided I would go in the morning at 9:15. I paid the toll of $5.00 and waited for the ferry to arrive. I was actually the first car in line at 8:45. I drove my car on the ferry and was off at exactly 9:15. I arrived in Southport at roughly 9:40. The distance is only a couple of miles, but about a 30 minute trip.
When I arrived in Southport, I drove to the historic downtown district and bought some breakfast at a coffee shop. I bought a "red eye" coffee and a breakfast sandwich (this met the requirement of buying something). I had some time to burn before I had to catch the return ferry at 10:45. I went down to the water front and discovered a waterfront park. As I ventured around, I discovered some really cool things about the history of Southport. It had been around since before the American Revolutionary War, which ironically, I had just finished teaching before Christmas Break. It had started as Fort Johnston. Southport was the place where the last Royal Governor had fled to after the Whigs (Patriots) had chased him off. The town itself was built around the fort after the Revolutionary War. It was also involved in the Civil War. It switched hands numerous times between the Union and Confederate forces. I also found out the historic "Old Baldy" lighthouse had once stood there. There was even a tribute to an early female meteorologist.
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