New Bern

We are spending a few days in New Bern, North Carolina. We are at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina. We are actually on a scouting mission. We are planning for 2009 and are thinking of spending that summer in New Bern. The marina is downtown and in addition to the typical marina amenities also provides hotel amenities such as the exercise room. New Bern, the second oldest town in North Carolina, is situated where the Trent and Neuse Rivers meet. It is 23 miles up the Neuse River from mile marker 182 on the ICW. This puts it well off the beaten path.