2023 southeast swing – part 11, New Bern: Tryon Palace, originally a British governor’s palace
As mentioned in the previous post, Tryon Palace in New Bern is a place I’ve wanted to come to for almost 20 years. Now we’re here. So what’s the big...
2023 southeast swing – part 12, Wilmington: the battleship USS North Carolina
Whenever I’ve thought of the city of Wilmington, I’ve thought of the battleship moored there that we could visit. Today’s the day. As we got onboard, we realized that we...
2023 southeast swing – part 13, Wilmington: RV life and the best KOA ever (so far)
While my main reason to visit Wilmington was to see the battleship, we decided to spend more time here to relax some, to get caught up on our posts, and...
2023 southeast swing – part 14, Wilmington: historic downtown by horse-drawn trolley
What’s amazing about Wilmington is that the destruction from the Civil War didn’t touch this town at all, so the buildings and homes we’ll be seeing are all original (but...
2023 southeast swing – part 15, Wilmington: Fort Fisher before the battle that decided the Civil War
Have you ever heard about the Civil War battle at Fort Fisher outside of Wilmington, NC? We hadn’t either. What we did learn when we visited here was that this...