Oriental, NC

It was nice to get away from Morehead City this morning after a bumpy night at the marina. We had a short day today, covering only 25 miles. We arrived at Oriental, NC (population 886 in 2022) and anchored before thunderstorms hit. There are reportedly 3 times as many boats here as people which I cannot explain.

As it turned out, the predicted storms turned out to be a bit of a dud which was fine with us. In fact, the afternoon cleared up enough that we took the dinghy ashore and walked around town a little bit. We didn’t stray too far because the weather was still a little questionable. The Oriental harbor is really nice but there wasn’t much in the immediate dock area to see/do. We had dinner on the boat - boiled shrimp as an appetizer, followed by baked ham and Caesar salad. Yummy!

Three amigos in the dinghy heading to shore

Schuyler at anchor in Oriental, NC

Mark and Pete relaxing after a long, hard day of doing nothing

Ashore at Oriental, NC

North Carolina cactus

Part of the Oriental shrimp fleet. They have the nicest looking shrimpers here!

Panoramic view from our anchorage.