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Water World Part II

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Remember the film Water World? Kevin Costner played a mutant called “Mariner” in a post-apocalyptic world where the polar ice caps have melted and most of Earth is under water. I remember wondering why our antihero was so distressed. An eternal life at sea seemed like a pretty good deal to me.

Jamie's nephew Riley

Growing up on the Connecticut shore I had a row boat called “Pe Pie Woo.” When I was twelve my grandfather and I split the cost of a 1.5 horsepower British Seagull outboard which we mounted to the back of Pe Pie Woo with drywall screws. The next day I got up before the sun and I took her out around the gray lighthouse, past the rocks with the white seagulls crying, all the way to an island called Cucchini. When I returned the next day my grandfather was waiting for me on the beach with a screwdriver. That was the last powered vessel I owned until last summer when I purchased a bay boat with a four stroke Yamaha.

Having grown up in boating bliss I didn’t expect to be super impressed with eastern NC’s water world but I was blown away. If you haven’t explored the many islands and hidden beaches that Wilmington and the surrounding area offers, jump on something that floats and go. To live here and not explore the waterways and rivers is like buying a home with a view and never looking out the window. There are plenty of great boating days left in the year so plan to take one and create a keepsake, a place you can go to on a rainy day. Using your hand as a visor look into the distance, Captain. Somewhere out there, as the sun is just a sliver of fire rising from the ocean or as the moon is shimmering down on sea oats and sand, you will think of Kevin Costner and you won’t feel so bad for the mutant called Mariner.

Jamie Cook is a real estate professional with CENTURY 21® Sweyer & Associates. When he’s not helping his clients buy and sell homes in the area, you can find him navigating the waters with his wife April and his two golden retrievers, Fisher King and Captain Cook. Find out more about Jamie at CaptainCookProperties.com.