Suggested Side-Trip near Oriental, NC, (Neuse River, AICW Statute Mile 173.5)
This sounds like fun! Broad Creek is off the Neuse River north of Oriental. Click the chartlet below to view this area.
When staying at River Dunes or anchored in Broad Creek, take a dinghy ride up the north side tributary at marker #4 to Paradise Cove (252/249-2025), a blue building with cupola at the end of the first or second side channel to your right. It’s a hoot. Rose, the proprietor will keep you entertained. Ask about the huge (12 ft long) dinosaur bones on the wall. No food served, but on weekends the locals do a pot luck there and boaters are welcome to join in.
Alice and Phil Priemer, aboard M/V Wonderland, 49′ Gulfstar
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