Kit and Carol on the Road

We seem to have lost small town America here on the coast. Beaufort is a really neat small town enveloped in Generica. New Bern is a small town in the middle of a megapolis. (We are staying at a KOA with free wireless near New Bern) Both of these towns have lots of historic houses and are fun places for walking. Today we found Oriental which has no downtown at all but lots of marinas--they say there's a sailboat for every three people--and houses on nice large lots. It proved to be a great place for bicycling. Found a deli with a sunny deck for lunch--and later for a glass of wine and live music. Kit wants to find a small town within walking distance from an RV park with a barber and a TV fixing place. I want a fabric shop and a bookstore. Wish us Good luck.

Our surprises? Yesterday in New Bern we found a bit of the real North Carolina in a fish shop where they had stacks of fish with heads on and fixed us up some fried fish (whiting) and hush puppies (round cornmeal things) for under $8. Today on our way to Oriental we ran smack into a parade--only a day later for Veteran's Day. We had to stop and watch and I got lots of candy. :)

Tomorrow we head to South Carolina and plan to stay in State Parks so may have some e-mail less days.