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Our  Heuristic Peregrination or ..  the day we went to Bladen County

Early, early in the morning, we set out on an expedition through the countryside of
a coastal and  southeastern NC area to see how things have  changed, or ...  stayed
the same.  We  found some of both.   We particularly enjoyed seeing the farms and
various crops. The main crop we saw was lots and lots of corn fields. This of course
brought back memories as both of us lived on farms as children. 
                                                                                                                 

We drove on to Columbus County and Whiteville where we
 snapped a photo of the Courthouse and the Railroad Depot. 
There are newer businesses and shopping centers in Whiteville 
now, but we find the older downtown area especially charming.   

                                                               

                                                               
                                 

We walked out on the dock at White Lake to enjoy the view of the lake, but as
it was very early in the morning, we only encountered one person and one
duck.  We snapped a couple of photos that turned out badly, with a big smudge
in the middle of each.  I think an inadvertent application of sun screen to the
lens of the camera may have been the problem.  Being the optomistic pair that
 we are, however, we see that as a reason for a return trip to White Lake. 

On our trip back, we stopped at the wildlife ramp on the Cape Fear River in Elizabethtown 
for a couple of photographs of the river.  Having lived in Southport on the mouth of the Cape 
Fear for decades, I am always interested in seeing the river in other areas.  In the pictures 
below, you can contrast the expansiveness of the bay in Southport to the trees and forest 
framing the river in Elizabethtown.  I also like to imagine what life was like way, way back 
when the river was the primary means of transporting goods and cargo.  

 The picture to the left is of the Cape Fear River in Elizabethtown.

Well, what did we learn on  our little journey?   We learned that
farms are thriving and corn seems to be a popular crop, the
Cape Fear is different but also beautiful in Bladen County, and
the countryside and rural areas of North Carolina are as interesting 
and beautiful as ever. 

How does that old saying go?  " You can take the boy ( girl ) out of
the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy ( girl ). "

A visit to the river and a
seafood
 lunch is another favorite afternoon drive.

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