Blogs from New Bern, North Carolina, United States, North America
Getting Ready for Departure
Published: June 18th 2011North America » United States » North Carolina » New Bern
June 18th 2011
Our Kinston delegation of People to People Student Ambassadors are getting prepared for our last face-to-face meeting on Sunday, June 26. We will be having our project fair, weighing packed luggage, and celebrating with a "Bon-Voyage Party". Our departure will be from Raleigh International Airport on July 4 to England.... read more
WWWWW&H? New Bern, NC
Published: October 4th 2010North America » United States » North Carolina » New Bern
October 3rd 2010
Do you remember the reliable old formula in English class for writing a good story? Apparently you do. Your feedback on our blog has been that you want more of the w's, more often. Who? Chris, Frank and Ginger Bear, saluting family and friends on our journey What? On a road trip back to Melodeon from Ontario Where? Started in the parking lot of a wifi challenged inn in Mocksville, North Carolina and finished in wifi deluxe Hilton in New Bern, NC. No more wifi dysfunction. This blog will be posted tonight. When? Real time, October. This time last year we were a short week away from shoving off. Why? Because, for us, the best thing about boating is the people you meet travelling, as well as the people you rediscover at home. If you get ... read more
Day Three- June 16, 2010 Tampa to Montreal Tour
Published: June 30th 2010North America » United States » North Carolina » New Bern
June 30th 2010
We left Topsail NC at 6am with many stops along the way, as we are overheating. We see a newspaper headline that says yesterday was over 102 degrees. They should try it sitting on a warm engine like the Packard! Passed through New Bern, the birthplace of Pepsi-Cola 1989, and Washington NC, the original "Washington" founded in 1776. Beautiful drive up US Hwy 17 but we are travelling slow and hope to make lunch on time! 206 miles/5.5 hours Princess Anne, VA McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Rest., Town Center, Virginia Beach 12:30pm Once again we just make it on time! Virginia Beach is beautiful, with a lovely metropolitan downtown center. Wonderful group of professionals and a delicious meal at a fine restaurant. It is tough to come out of a 5+ hour drive in the heat ... read more
April 27th 2009
As we prepare for our trip to Australia we are considering what it means to be an American and an ambassador for our country. Part of that reflection includes community service. This past Saturday about half the students volunteered at the New Bern Relay for Life. ... read more
December 8th 2008
We arrived in New Bern to see our cruising buddies, Marcia and Jon from Non Linear. They have bought a 3 bedroom condo in the same development as Scandia and Quisqueya. So we are familiar with this area. Been here a few times, our regular stop. We stayed with them 2 nights, the 2nd night we went to dinner down by the marina restaurant with a bunch of cruisers. Amongst them was Jerry and Barb from Kumbaya, which we have also seen every year since we met in 2005. Think we originally met them in GGT. They have a summer house in San Diego, and a house in New Bern which they rent. They are headed for the Bahamas next week for the season. We envy them, oh well.... read more
July 31st 2008
Molweni, Well, I have arrived safely in the United States. Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers; I wait eagerly to give everyone big hugs! I think someone turned on the heat here! This, I believe, will be my final blog entry from this trip, but by no means does this mean my trip is over! It has changed the course of my life, my way of viewing the world, and my ways of thinking in so many ways. I am grateful for the experience ... and I have so many pictures to show any who are interested in looking at nearly 500 images! Take care, over and out. Charis/ Siphokazi... read more
June 6th 2008
We are getting ready for our adventure to Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. Our schedule will include visiting the Roman Coliseum and Catacombs of San Callisto, the Sistine Chapel , meeting a nun, clean up a park near the Pisa, ride in a gondola in Venice, visit the Mauthusen Concentration Camp , speak with a survivor of a concentration camp, enjoy the Prater Amusement park where the second largest ferris wheel in the world is, stay a couple of d... read more
New Bern /Beaufort
Published: October 29th 2007North America » United States » North Carolina » New Bern
October 29th 2007
Today we went to Beaufort, The museum was very good. We took a ferry back. Pics forthcoming. Check map!... read more
Motorhome News from North America 27
Published: November 8th 2006North America » United States » North Carolina » New Bern
November 7th 2006
Motorhome News from North America 27 26th October - 7th November 2006 From The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia all the way to North Carolina The Blue Ridge Mountains - The Skyline Trail - Shenandoah River - Alegheny Mountains - West Virginia - Lexington - Suffolk - Jamestown - North Carolina - Cape Hatteras - Pamlico Sound - Kitty Hawk - Roanoke Island - The Outer Banks - Lake Mattamuskeet - New Bern How y’all doin’ today? Many States across North America have ‘Visitor Welcome Centres’ along the highway as you enter. We find them an essential source of information. The Virginia centre out of Washington DC provided all we needed to get us inland through the Blue Ridge Mountains and back out to the coast over the next week or so, with copious details of ... read more
July 27th 2006
Everything sold finally. Never thought it would be this much work to take care of all these things! We are ready to leave now. If only we could fit everything in the car! ... read more
