Day Trip...Destination Edenton NC!

Last Sunday, after a grueling Friday and Saturday, Millie & I took off for a little day trip. Our destination; Edenton NC! Just about an hour and a half and a quarter tank of gas round trip, it's surprising how close Edenton NC actually is!

What was interesting to us was how little we actually knew about this town that is so close to our home in Virginia Beach. What we found was a cute, small historic town that had the quaintness of an Andy Griffin-like Mayberry but with the style of a much more sophisticated southern town! Being that it was Sunday just about every business in the downtown waterfront district was closed. That was very different! http://www.edenton.org/

After exploring the park at the waterfront and walking around the town we stumbled onto a little coffee shop. Over looking Edenton Bay on the Albemarle Sound, Waterloo House was a perfect stop for coffee and a muffin. While enjoying a cool breeze on an awesome screen porch with a terrific view we took a couple of pictures.

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After the coffee we decided to check out some of the local real estate and what we found was several blocks of some very incredible homes. Evidently Edenton was a very active port in the 1700's and had it's own little know Tax Revolt against the King! Lead by women no less during a time when that was very unusual! http://www.visitedenton.com/ Check out the pictures below!

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We were surprised that this one was listed for sale with Sotheby's for over 1 million! A million dollar fixer upper in Edenton, I would have never guessed that one!

And last but not least Edenton is really a neat place...check it out sometime but I would recommend a Saturday! You'll be surprised...there's a lot of water down there on the Albemarle!

Could that be...Bubba Gump!? Nope...not a shrimp (or Shemp) boat and too far north!