Road Trippin' by Karen Ruhl

from Faith On Every Corner - March 2021

Community by John Alexander

Road Tripin’ near New Bern, NC by Karen Ruhl

Put us by the water and we will relax immediately. I believe I read that we are drawn to water because we are made up of 60% water. My heart sings as we get close to a creek, river, pond, and of course the ocean.

We visited New Bern, NC and immediatey starting learning the history. New Bern was originally settled in 1710 by Swiss and German immigrants who named it after Bern, the capital of Switzerland. You will find painted bears all over town including hanging above the door of city hall.

New Bern is only 45 minutes to Oriental, NC. Oriental is a tiny little town on the sound but has a beautiful harbor hosting many big fishing ships.

Morehead City is 50 minutes from New Bern making it a great city to stay in and be able to explore the sound, the ocean, and the history of North Carolina.

Did you know North Carolina was First In Freedom, First In Flight, and, North Carolina was the first to push for religious freedom? We have loved every state we have lived in and love our home states, but North Carolina is now home and we are blessed.

**Earls Girl - Oriental NC**
Photo by Karen Ruhl

Earl’s Girl / Oriental, North Carolina We took a turn to see what we could find and cound not be happier that we found this beautiful vessel. My dad’s name is Earl and he had three girls, my older sister Sandy, me, and my younger sister Jeryl.. Earl sure loved his girls and we loved him. Sandy also married an Earl - she is an Earl’s girl for sure.