Left Morehead, part of the Crystal Coast, and encountered some rough seas before we docked at Whittaker Pointe Marina in Oriental, NC. The fairly new marina rested among tall pines. The dock master kindly let us take the car into New Bern for the day to explore. New Bern, which nestles on a spit of land between the Trent and Neuse rivers, is filled with excellent examples of old colonial and Federal-style structures. The 1710 town seems little changed from a century or more ago with over a hundred historic houses and other buildings. Swiss and German immigrants seeking religious freedom settled here and named the town after Switzerland's capital and before long, New Bern also became the state's capital, a status it retained until the 1790s. Centerpiece of the old architecture in New Bern is the Tryon Palace, a splendid remnant of colonial times completed in 1770 as the colony's capitol and Governor William Tryon's official residence, and later North Carolina's capitol. We fell in love with this town, it reminded us of a little Charleston.
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| Bears, representing Switzerland, are scattered throughout the city and dressed to represent the business |
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| Federal-style John Wright Stanly House (1780's), owned by a privateer whose personal navy numbered some fourteen ships. Host to George Washington in 1791 who pronounced the place "exceedingly good lodgings".   with their deceased love ones.  in 1766. Present building was completed in 1810.  North Carolina's capitol.   sporting a graceful five-tiered tower. |
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