In order to board the boat, everyone must walk through Anne Bonny's Bar and Grill

Floating on a a barge along the Riverwalk in downtown Wilmington, Anne Bonny's Bar and Grill has appetizers, hamburgers, sandwiches, and cocktails. It provides a casual, open-air water front atmosphere along the Cape Fear River. Anne Bonny was an Irish Pirate operating in the Caribbean in the 1700s, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history.

Below: After walking through Anne-Bonny's, the two RV Gypsies watched the Henrietta Riverboat pull in to the dock.

Below: After the passengers disembarked, the two RV Gypsies were first to board the vessel. So Karen Duquette stood in the middle of the upper deck and took photos facing forward and aft before the other passengers arrived. Lee Duquette was on the lower deck getting drinks.

Below; Then Karen Duquette photographed the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge and a smaller, passing tour boat. Karen chose the seats at the back of the boat because they were spaced further apart than the seats shown above. However, the two RV Gypsies did not sit for long. Everyone was free to walk around all during the cruise.

Below: A look back at Anne Bonny's Bar and Grill as The Henrietta left the dock.

Below: Views of Wilmington NC

Below: A nice mural on a building

Below: A crab pot

Below: Tug boats at dock. They are used to help big ships get into the harbor.

Below: German Container shipping Barge - Hapag-Lloyd which was formed in 1970 through a merger of Hamburg-American Lind (HAPAG) and North German Lloyd.

Below: Passing the Johnny Traveller, a Chemical/Oil Products Tanker, built in 2004 and currently under the flag of Liberia.

Below: Birds

Below: Views from under the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, a steel vertical-lift bridge that allows cars to cross The Cape Fear River between Brunswick County and New Hanover County. The lift span is 60 feet above the river, 408 feet long and can be raised 135 feet. Construction began in 1967 and was completed in 1969.

Below: Pelican Mural on Wilmington Storage Tank along The Cape Fear River.

Below: Views of the U.S.S.. North Carolina Battleship Memorial - which the two RV Gypsies will visit before they leave Wilmington.

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