New Bern, North Carolina

Finally, we made it to New Bern, NC.  Nice little town that is situated right where the Trent and Neuse Rivers come together.  At one point it was the state capital.  New Bern was settled by Swiss and German immigrants and since their "leader" was from Bern, Switzerland they decided to call their new home Bern as well - or more precisely "New Bern".  And since Bern is the German name for Bear they also decided to adorn their town with bears.  They are everywhere - we never did count them all but I assure you they are on every corner!  Below is a sampling of a few.

The bears will even greet you as you come through the door at City Hall.

This is the New Bern Grand Marina where we stayed - short walk into town, very convenient.

 

 In addition to bears New Bern has many beautiful churches.  I love old churches and steeples so I always end up with alot of church pictures.  This is one pretty church and a cool steeple.

So this is the end of the line for awhile.  We will resume in spring of 2017 and make our way up to Maine.  By the end of 2017 we will have traveled the entire east coast of the US.  Stay tuned!