A great little marina (Bridgepointe Hotel & Marina)
As we say farewell and see you next spring to a great little marina, it feels good getting underway once again. A bit windy today, but we are only just heading down the ditch to Beaufort, NC to get ready for a weekend sail down the coast hopefully making it as far as Charleston.
...Laptop battery is dying, more to come later...
So, now is later.
Our stay in New Bern was prompted by an ever too common occurrence of that little nuisance commonly known as "WORK". I shouldn't complain, it had been quite a few weeks since my last steady contract, and we certainly could use the money. More on the contract later, in a post concerning the "Joys and hassles of trying to work while cruising." For now, I'll mention that the Bridgepointe Hotel & Marina was a very welcoming respite while we spent a month in Annapolis. As a side bonus, it was the cheapest place we've stayed since our couple of months at Scuttlebutt's Marina on Cobb Island.
Thankfully we were not there the whole time; Bridgepointe Hotel & Marina is not very conveniently located to downtown New Bern. The marina has just finished it's rebuild since being dessimated by hurricane Isabel. The facilities are GREAT, the tiki bar...not so much. Occasionally you'll see weddings and parties associated with the Hotel, they can be fun if you don't mind crashing the party. Otherwise you're basically stuck with Outback, unless you talk the dock master into giving you a ride. So, bicycles are a must here.
We'll be back!
With decent WiFi all around, and the best rates between Beaufort, NC and Cobb Island, MD you bet we're putting this place on the waypoint list on the way back north. If you happen to read this and stop by yourself, let Jessie know that Ralph and Stacie sent you. Maybe we'll get an even bigger discount, if we do we'll be sure buy you a drink.
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