Edenton

Friday we drove to Edenton, winding through the interesting countryside of Eastern North Carolina, stopping for lunch in Washington, NC.  We ate at On the Waterfront, and found ourselves once again along a river - this time Pamlico Sound.

Then we left for Edenton and a night at another B&B, one which I had anticipated for some time, the Parsonage Inn, rated No. 1 by Trip Advisor in a city with many lovely B&Bs.  We had actually toured this inn last year in Edenton when we attended the Tour of Historic homes; it is located next to the Baptist Church (which we also toured in great detail), and is a circa 1889 Italianate-Victorian structure which used to be that church's parsonage.

Operated by a friendly and talented Culinary Institute of America chef, Giuliano Giannone, and assisted by the truly outstanding Terric, we had a wonderful time, staying in the Webster Simmons Suite:

When we arrived Friday night, we learned from a poster on a shop window that there was a 5-K race scheduled for the next morning - the "EK5K" or Edenton Chowan Kiwanis 4th Annual EK5K Run/Walk.  Of course, this Highlands Roadrunner and his wife were totally unprepared for a 5-K race, but it certainly seemed as if we were destined to run it, especially since I had planned to run in the historic district Saturday morning.  So we both signed up.  Giuliano could not have been more accommodating - "No problem," he said, "We'll just have your breakfast after the race is over."

So here we were - going to bed early, setting the alarm for 6:00 a.m. to run a race.  Once a runner!