The ride to Oriental was in places another rough one. The Neuse River can get nasty in strong NE winds. Fortunately we were only exposed to adverse winds a relatively short time. We met our new found friends at the Tiki Bar on Friday night. This resulted in an invitation to a pre party for the Folk Festival to be held the following night.
It rained all day Saturday, so we used the time to get caught up on much needed laundry. Our host for the pre party picked us up and took us to his water front home just north of town. As in Ft. Lauderdale many of the water front places are pretty spectacular and this was no exception. The Folk Festival was held in the town's old restored theater. It turned out to be very entertaining, especially the lead act, Susan Werner. We were invited to a post party immediately following the show that included the artists that performed. This party was held across the street from our marina so it was very convenient. It was attended by nearly half the people that went to the show, so I think by now we have met a fair portion of the population of Oriental now.
PARADISE
At anchor in the Exumas
About Us
- Debby and Jim on "Paradise"
- "Paradise" is a 44' Navigator motor yacht which we have owned since 2005. We moved aboard full time in 2009 with a home base at Lauderdale Yacht Club in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Over the past 20 years we have made numerous trips to the Bahamas, Florida Keys and Florida West Coast. This is a narrative of some of our travels.
