Our last few stops have been in North Carolina. I was really taken with Belhaven — could almost see myself living there. Stayed at the River Forest Marina, which despite poor reviews in recent years was a very worthwhile stop. Terrific help from dockhand Eddie, and the owner was a very lovely man who couldn’t do enough for us. The usual cruiser stops are from Coinjock directly to Belhaven, a rather long run. Many folks leave from Coinjock at the same time, and all arrive in Belhaven within a couple of hours of each other. They did a great job of getting everyone in and settled. Oriental was a bit off the beaten path, a nice overnight. Stayed at Whittaker Marina, a very nice facility that seemed more like a yacht club. New docks, nice clubhouse, terrific shower and changing rooms, loaner car, “honor system” laundry — leave your dollar in the box when done. Last night and tonight we are in Beaufort, NC. They have the best fuel prices, and we found that they also have transient docks. Very convenient to downtown Beaufort. And decent wifi, so I have been able to catch up on posts all day. We will be heading out again tomorrow.
M/V Leap of Faith 