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Through deprivation, North Carolina taught us to appreciate clean showers, cell phones, wifi, warm weather, and properly cooked food...

   

Our first Carolina meal, at the Coinjock Marina Restaurant...
Dave waits patiently as the chef overcooks his stuffed flounder...
The campground said this was the only place they ate...
We felt very sorry for them, though Iris thought the water was good...
Dave tries his first cooked oyster on the half shell...
Cinnamon continued to complain about the cold weather...
But the view over the bay was nice...
Once again, the Alestream Express was the smallest trailer in sight...
The campground road came to an abrupt end...
A potential truck for Sam Calagione's collection...
Iris makes like a tree...
There was a long waiting list for sites on the bluff...
We found out there was a reason they had a pay phone...
An Airstream brother from the '60s...
The Hampton Lodge office and store, open from 8:30 am until 9 am...
The Hampton Lodge showers appeared to be under construction...
You don't want to have a site close to the dump station...
The infamous showers...Iris refused to even look inside...
Nobody can read in Coinjock...
The Weeping Radish sign and goat...
Some of the "family atmosphere" at the Weeping Radish...
The beer list...
The goat food is only a quarter!
Old beer can be bought at a big discount...Bavarians waste nothing...
The Weeping Radish bar, built from a 1920's grocery store...
The vegetable sustainability chart...
The well stocked bottled beer case...
The Christmas Beer...delicious but deadly at 9%...
Matt, the head brewere, doing his thing...
The new brewery...Notice the concrete floor...and room for expansion..
The gigantic cold room, full of lagering tanks...
The flip top bottling line...
What is it with brewers and trucks? A 1962 Mercedes Fire Truck..
The backside of the new plant in Jarvisburg...
Bavarian humor...
Cowboy Jake - he wasn't old enough to drink yet...
The extensive sampler...
Our bartender, Jennifer. Her middle name was Iris...
Dave, realizing he's a week behind in his blogging...
Cinnamon found his spot...right by the heater...
Getting through the Hampton Lodge security system...
The sunrises were nice...
The drive along the bay...
Heading the next campground in Williamston, and Duckrabbit Brewing...
The crack in our windshield is getting bigger...
The old Weeping Radish in Manteo...