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“In my mind I’m goin to Carolina” … a state that is near and dear to our hearts, having lived in Chapel Hill and our first grandson being born there. A state filled with history and a polite, welcoming culture. While we were there, we had the opportunity to go to downtown Fayetteville with Fort Bragg Army Base, home of the 82nd Airborne in the same town. The downtown area was walkable and filled with shops, eateries and watering holes along the historic looking streets. It was really hot when we were there and that with being a weekday left the streets fairly empty. Some cold brewskis helped us to forget how friggin hot it was. We were in the Fayetteville area for 5 days at a private property with a park like setting. Janet and I, along with the owners, a pediatrician and teacher, were the only ones there. They were gone during the day and not that they made any noise but the isolation on this exquisitely landscaped property was fantastic. We were sorry to have to leave but our pre-made plans dictated our next move. Chocowinity, NC on the banks of the Pamlico River with Washington, NC on the other side is a rural town inhabited by nice country folk. Washington commonly known as The Original Washington or Little Washington. The architecture is what you would expect from a southern town established in 1776. We enjoyed strolling along the Pamlico Riverwalk checking out the boats in the marina and restaurants with outdoor seating. The main street in the town had many antique shops and the historic Turnage Theatre. Built in 1913 as a vaudeville playhouse. It operated for 50 years before closing. The theatre was restored by the Arts Association of Pamlico and is a beautiful venue looking very much like it did in the early 1900”s. The historic town of New Bern was very interesting with several streets filled with shops, restaurants and pubs. We spent most of the day there walking around, window shopping and taking in a nice lunch. The town was founded in 1710, settled by Germans and Swiss led by Baron Christoph DeGraffenried from Bern, Switzerland. In the 1890:s Caleb Bradham, a New Bern pharmacist invented Brad’s Drink which today is known as Pepsi Cola. Ok, enough history. But what do you expect from an area filled with an abundance of it? The town is large but has a very small hometown feel. We got the impression that most of the folks walking the streets knew each other. Hey, we are tourists, so we were not part of that social click. I am sure we stood out like sore thumbs. No, I was not dressed in black nylon knee sox and sandals with shorts. Our home was an Encore RV property for two weeks built on a series of canals. It is an interesting, park like area that was hit very hard by hurricane Florence. They just recently had the place fully operational. The cleanup and retrofit was a massive undertaking. Our weather there over two weeks was extremely hot and dry. In the high nineties every single day. The two pools at the facility were a welcoming haven that we used almost every day. The evening before we left produced some intense thunderstorms complete with hail and tornado warnings. Basically, scared the crap out of us. We were in a river front watering hole and peoples phone started sounding tornado warnings. Why ours did not is a mystery to us. Like most of the folks we left. When we got into our car the radio started blaring take cover warnings and the sky opened up. By the time we got back to our motorhome, it was full blown mayhem. From the car to the rig we were completely drenched but glad to be home. We hunkered down, hoping for the best, until the storm passed. Hey, it’s all part of the journey.
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