We spent a little time exploring “old” New Bern. We found out that it is a lot nicer than “new” New Bern. Bern means bear and there are many painted bears around downtown. There are also churches with loud bells that ring more often than every hour.
Morgane and I met two nice ladies whose job it was to paint the fire hydrant. They were painting it to look like a woman. We watched as they asked someone to sketch in the eyes for them.
People were very friendly as they seem to be everywhere in the south. Ghis finally got our phones working so if you want our phone numbers, you’ll have to write us.
We briefly visited the closest town and it seems there is a lot of interesting stuff to see. There is a biodiesel plant near here and a lot of things related to the sustainable movement.
