Our home for the next two nights. The lighting isn't great for photos but the condo is very spacious.
Think this jacuzzi will get some use tomorrow night after a day of walking all around New Bern.
Screened porch off the master and the living room...looking out over the golf course.
Major Naval Ship building at Newport Neuse
Heading under water ( Neuse River and Atlantic Ocean )
"When in Rome".......ya just gotta go in and.........
..and buy some peanuts, oil and stress buster!
....and appreciate the tools from the past.
the bottles "magically" appear from a hole in the wall....
get filled, corked ( real), and shrink wrapped....
...on their way for labelling both front and back. Life is Good!
This press isn't use any more but I'm sure it did it's job in the past. The tasting session introduced us to 7 wines: red, white and dessert. It was an excellent education and we went "outside of our comfort zone"...and purchased 3 whites, 3 reds and one spiced. " A day without wine..."you finish the quote so it fits . On to New Bern NC in the morning.
Entrance lane to Williamsburg Winery
It's wine making time...October....and the weather is a record HOT and HUMID !
A wonderful "event" hall - made to feel like a chateau
The "Red" wine cellar. Oak barrels from France cost $800, from Hungary $600 and the US $300. Following four rounds of wine being aged in the barrels, they are put up for sale for $75...there's an 8 year waiting list!
Smithfield is a step back in time, featuring a great walking tour of historic homes
Most are Victorian in nature with details beyond the everyday idea of "extras".
Lunch time in the local deli...brunswick stew, grilled cheese and ice cream! YIKES!!!!!!!!!
This spectacular home is now a B & B
Check out the basement windows!...did I mention that Isle of White is NOT an island?
Driving along Isle of White in search of Smithfield.....
Oh Yes!....You know you're in the south when.....
...you see COTTON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who in their right mind would head out on a day like this?
...and then get on a ferry! A FREE ferry across the James River to Isle of Wight
Welcome committee on the other side.....
