Monday, November 2, 2009
Visiting relatives and friends in Moorehead City and Beaufort, NC
We left our friends in Washington on Thursday, 10/29. We had lunch with them on Wednesday at a little Tiki kind of bar called Back Water Jacks...Jimmy Buffet kind of place. On Thursday we arrived in a marina called River Dunes which we had heard about from Helen and Ray. Very nice place, new homes all around, nice docks, had a very good dinner in the restaurant, but it is not near anything. I think Oriental, NC is a few miles away. It is actually a harbor club development. We met some people from RI who were staying in one of the cottages while looking over the area for a possible winter home and some other Rhode Islanders on a power boat going south. We left River Dunes on Saturday, Halloween and arrived in Moorehead City. We had dinner with a cousin of Dave's which was very nice. Then on Sunday we saw our friends Janet and Tom who live in Beaufort. We toured the little museum that has a lot of local history including the story of Blackbeard the pirate. We then had dinner at their house. Today is is windy and drizzling and cold. Janet and I went shopping and now Dave and I are planning the next three days as we have to be in Wilmington, NC Thursday night (11/5) for our appointment with Mack Boring on Friday. We will staying at the Wilmington City docks, right in the historic district. Even though it will ad miles to the trip(about 15 up the river) I am anxious to see the area. We are all well, Packet is doing ok, I think he prefers marinas over jumping in and out of the dinghy. Oh, yes we did have one hot day....it was in the low 80's on Sat when we arrived in Moorehead City. Hope everyone is well..
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Dave and Barb:
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you are in Wilmington, NC. Jann and I have friends who live there having moved from Rehoboth, MA. They think it is really nice. The winters are really mild but stay off the roads the few days that it does snow. The southerners have no idea what it is like to drive in snow .. absolutely suicidal from what I am told by my friends who have moved south.
I am really glad to hear that you are that far south. Some day I hope to do the intercoastal so but not in my boat. Draws too much water.
FYI: I turn 62 tomorrow and feel like 30 most days, that the Lord. I am very fortunate.
Went sailing with Laurin Hollendar a few weeks ago and had a wonderful trip up Buzzards Bay. We were going north to Mattapoisett and the wind was Southwest. Some of the crew started to feel a bit green but the scopalomine seemed to help out quite a bit.
John McMurry(Rehoboth, MA) boat is Unnecessary (34' Dufour 1980)