Hi Family and Friends,
Today we decided to leave mid day as we wanted to see the Albemarle Museum which had rave views in the area .It indeed lived up to its name a well put together museum with lots of exhibits starting from the beginning settlers ,Native Indian and European then going on to the Civil War , WW2 and the modern day. Its a short run in the Albemarle Sound up north to Edenton.This part of the trip is a deviation for us ,as we want to catch up with some old friends Myra and Noel McKechie .Noel used to work for Mobil Oil and retired in this area some years ago..Also we were intrigued to see the town and on top of that the dockage was free! The journey took 2 1/2 hours and easy running at about 20 knots. We had to avoid quite a few crab pots and pass an area off limits (sounds like navy military may do some training in the area!) Arrived at Edenton harbor and we were greeted by Bob the friendly dock master.He helped us tie up , gave us a welcome packet with maps, a bag of peanuts in the shell (popular down here) and bottled water and said he had a courteously car we could use if we wanted to do any shopping.This is service and all for free! We were the only visiting boat ( the advantage of traveling south so late) Just us , 3 small resident boats and the seagulls.
At 5 pm Myra and Noel arrived for drinks and snacks on board.We had fun catching up then walked together the one block to the Waterman's Grille for dinner. We found the town friendly and certainly stronger economically than Elizabeth City. Beautifully restored old homes line the waterfront. it turns out that this area did not receive much damage during the Civil War. we feel we are really getting into the south now!
Over and Out
Erica
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