HAPPY FIRST DAY of SUMMER!!!
We left Beaufort at 9:10 - sure enjoyed our time here and too bad we're not here next weekend as that is their tour of homes/gardens. Now that would be fun as I sure would love to see what's inside these lovely homes. Just had 25 miles today, but not the best day on the water with lots of clouds and very strong winds from the northeast. We stopped at Seagate for fuel and then had the Neuse River ahead of us - rough waters but only for about 4 1/2 miles. Oriental is our stop today and there's just not much here in this tiny harbor town of 875 - but it has the title of "Sailing Capital of North Carolina" and the Neuse River is the widest river in the USA making for great sailing.
We left Beaufort at 9:10 - sure enjoyed our time here and too bad we're not here next weekend as that is their tour of homes/gardens. Now that would be fun as I sure would love to see what's inside these lovely homes. Just had 25 miles today, but not the best day on the water with lots of clouds and very strong winds from the northeast. We stopped at Seagate for fuel and then had the Neuse River ahead of us - rough waters but only for about 4 1/2 miles. Oriental is our stop today and there's just not much here in this tiny harbor town of 875 - but it has the title of "Sailing Capital of North Carolina" and the Neuse River is the widest river in the USA making for great sailing.
We rinsed the salt off Catrina, had lunch and then walked - whoaaa...the sun came out and it's hot! We are protected here in the harbor from the strong winds Found "Nautical Wheelers" a very nice old home full of gifts - fun browsing! Mark rode his bike to West Marine. We are docked right in front of the Oriental Marina and Inn...
Late afternoon we walked to the Coffee Bean for ice cream.
Another interesting tidbit....Oriental was originally named Smith's Creek with Lou Midyette as the first postmaster. Lou's wife, Rebecca found a nameplate washed ashore of a sunken ship named "Oriental"....she liked the sound of the name, so disregarding the towns history, had the town renamed.
In 1960, there were 4 sailboats here in Oriental....today, more than 2,000. Real estate development is starting to take off and new homes and condos are going up with folks from the Raleigh, Cary, Charlotte areas coming here to their second home for the weekends.
Enjoy YOUR weekend!
Late afternoon we walked to the Coffee Bean for ice cream.
Another interesting tidbit....Oriental was originally named Smith's Creek with Lou Midyette as the first postmaster. Lou's wife, Rebecca found a nameplate washed ashore of a sunken ship named "Oriental"....she liked the sound of the name, so disregarding the towns history, had the town renamed.
In 1960, there were 4 sailboats here in Oriental....today, more than 2,000. Real estate development is starting to take off and new homes and condos are going up with folks from the Raleigh, Cary, Charlotte areas coming here to their second home for the weekends.
Enjoy YOUR weekend!
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