After enjoying 80 degrees yesterday, we left Belhaven this morning in much cooler (60), windy, rainy conditions. We cruised 63 miles and had 1 hour of wild & whoolly waves......not my thing!!! We arrived in Bridgeton, NC this afternoon and this completes the first part of our journey of getting Catrina to Florida. It's sure been a fun 5 days in all new territory of boat travel for us! Friends from Racine who were dock mates for several years came on board this afternoon and what fun we had catching up. Mark and Barbara retired to New Bern (just across the Neuse River) from Bridgeton 4 years ago. We had an excellent dinner at MJ's Raw Bar downtown. Tomorrow, the plan is for Mark and Barbara to show us around New Bern and visit the Tryon Palace. We also have several things to finish up on Catrina in preparation for leaving her for 1 month.
Barbara and Mark
Some interesting facts about New Bern.....it was the first capital of North Carolina; home of the state's first printing press; first publicly chartered school; home of the first motion picture theater and the first to hang electric Christmas lights above city streets. It is also the home of popular author, Nicholas Sparks.
More ditties on this charming southern city coming tomorrow....
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