Thursday afternoon

Oriental Waterfront from the bridge.

The folks at Oriental Marina were very accommodating. We were slipped in the first berth off the seawall along Hodges Street directly across from The Bean coffee shop. This slip is very visible from the Oriental Harbor Cam on the Town Dock website. Every time I go to Oriental, I call someone I know, give them the URL,  and then stand in front of the Harbor Cam and wave. I know, I know- just like a little kid.
We got the boat tied up with no issues. The dockmaster even loaned us an extension cord so we could plug into the shore power. I have a 15 amp male connector installed in the cockpit. It is rare you can find a marina with 15 amp power, so I had purchased a 30 amp to 15 amp adaptor for this purpose. Unfortunately, I had only brought one 25 foot power cord, and we were always slipped nose in, which puts the inlet too far from the outlet.

Snug in our slip.

Soon after this, we carried the 170 over to the lawn in front of the Oriental Inn and folded it up for stowing. A little routine maintenance, and we headed for M&M Restaurant for dinner. We had considered going to the Steamer, but found out that had been converted to a sports bar after all the damage from Hurricane Irene. Water had risen to three feet over Hodges Street where we were now docked. The Bean, a long time landmark and hangout, was also closed and undergoing renovation due to damage. Dinner was good, and we walked around town for a while and then ambled over to the Tiki Bar for a nightcap. There were two older ladies and the bartender besides us. We purchased a couple of brews and sat there and discussed the week's events. The bartender and the other patrons went home and left us there. We closed down the bar in Oriental!