Weather – This was a fun day. We had a little rain shower here; a little sunshine there. Some of the bugs got washed off.
We had a great breakfast with the Stone family (another masterpiece by Mike) and said our goodbyes. They left for church and we left for another day of adventure.
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| Sunrise over Bay Tree Lake |
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| Boat lift allows movement from one area to another |
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| Stone's home |
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| Trevor, Kylie and Caleb are ready for breakfast |
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| Carol, Dick, Carol & Ed |
We were interested in seeing Cape Fear and needed a place to camp for the night. We discovered that most campgrounds were full (no surprise) for the holiday. Carol found a vacancy at the New Bern KOA. We took an interesting 179 mile route there (New Bern is northeast of Bay Tree Lake) by heading southeast toward Cape Fear. The route: north on NC 41 to NC 210, southeast on NC 210 to US 421, US 421 south through Wilmington to Carolina Beach. The holiday traffic going south at that point was really backed up. We gave up on Cape Fear and went north on US 421 to US 17 and then north on US 17 to New Bern.
The campground
We lucked out. The space at the New Bern KOA was only available because someone had to leave early. Otherwise, they would have been full. It’s a nice campground beside the Neuse River with lots of amenities. We’re grateful to be here.
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| KOA - Site 59 |
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| Sunset on Neuse River |
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| KOA pool and playground |
Did you know?
New Bern is the birthplace of Pepsi. It was originally called "Brad's Drink".
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