We have really enjoyed our stay in New Bern. It is a larger town than most of the others, but it is concentrated in roughly a 6 block square area with both nice shops and classic old homes. This was the first capital of the colony of NC. It was established as a town in 1710 by Swiss settlers although English were here as well. Many of the homes date from the 1700s to early 1800s.
I left Debby here to travel to CT for a meeting at P&W for 2 days early in the week. She was able to to get her hair done for the first time since we left (a new record) and was very pleased with the job. The local airport was only 10 minutes away and provided easy service to Charlotte.
We were going to leave on Thursday, but found they were having their annual "Ghostwalk" this weekend and decided to stay to see what that was all about. Turned out to be a fun event. About 15 venues were open, most of them old historic homes, both Friday and Saturday night. As you toured each place they had locals dressed in period costumes acting out skits as ghosts of people who lived in the town during varius periods and describing what it was like at the time they were alive. It was a great way to get an historical perspective and also a lot of fun. it is a popular event as you had to wait in line at each place. Nice to see so many people walking the town at night. Like others we have visited here in NC this is a very friendly place. Most people are from somewhere else and eager to express there happiness with having relocated whether it was recent or 30 years ago.
