A lovely, quiet night here in the new marina. It is well protected and a great setting. It feels like a little community here as our boats back up a grassy area with a pool and Tiki Hut. Below is the view from the stern of our boat.
Today is 77 and sunny. Brad and Patti arrived this morning from Beaufort. They are only here one night as we are all moving to Belhaven tomorrow. So, they went exploring and Andy and I did boat chores since we will be on the move more in the upcoming week. And, of course, I did laundry while Bob lent moral support.
Deb, Patti and I rode bikes and went all over and stopped in cute little shops and markets along the way. The local Provisions store has courtesy bikes that you can borrow which is a wonderful service. Unfortunately, they are a little “rough” and at one point the chain fell off of mine. Not to worry, Deb to the rescue and it was back on in no time. Thanks Deb!
We stopped at the local fish house and bought North Carolina shrimp and lump crab meat. Yum!
Next we rode to the “Bottle House” and did a little exploring. The “Bottle House” is built entirely of beer bottles. What a concept.
The town symbol is a dragon. I guess Oriental and dragon was a likely paring. They have one that took up residence in the local pond.
and several “dragon eggs” are strategically placed all over town.
After stops at the Dollar General, grocery store and West Marine we were back to the boat to clean up for our Captain’s meeting and we are going out to dinner. M&M’s Restaurant was the restaurant of choice and it was very good.
We have really enjoyed our time here and are a little sad to be leaving. Everyone in this little town is so friendly. However, we know more exciting ports await us.
The Great Loop 
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