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The food and architecture are also different. Frogmore Stew (also called Beaufort Stew), steamed seafood, cornbread, sweet potato. fries. Beaufort, by the way, is the NC one and not the SC one, which if often referred to as "historical" Beaufort (and pronounced Bewfort).
New Bern is the home of Pepsi. "Brad's Drink". There is a museum and memorabilia shop in town. I called George to see if he wanted a Pepsi Thimble or maybe a set of matched earings. Amazingly he turned me down.
A cabby drove our empty bike boxes, and us, to the UPS store. His story is a sad one, children who have disasterous lives with children with more problems. His accent is what got us. Southern, interesting cadence, very hard to follow but very nice to hear. From a few miles around New Bern, which he pronounced something like Nubbin. Had lunch in a good bakery. Menonite run. Discussed the tenets and learned (incorrectly of course) that the Amish are simple people but unlike the Menonites they are not even Christian. Lots to learn in the South.
The historic district, several pics included, reminds one of the sites Dee willl soon see on her trip to Charleston. Walk along the water either there or here and see the same interesting old homes: Greek revival; Federal; Federal with Greek revival; early Federal; with and without widow's walks, etc.
Another dinner, another pound of fresh steamed shrimp at Captain Ratty's complete with cornbread. Then back to the room for tea and muffins. Another day, another village pillaged.
As a final thought: to Dee. What is the correct spelling of the term I used for politeness?
Boog's Blog 
Picked this up before Dee so will answer the spelling query…That would be "courtesy" – as in courtly, as I assume! -libby