Georgetown

Our next stop on the journey was Georgetown, which we had visited once or twice before many years ago.  It, too, featured what seemed to be a continuation of the Waterfront Park in Beaufort - a long stretch of little shops and restaurants along the Sampit River which they call Harbor Walk:

We enjoyed walking down Front Street and exploring the downtown area, and I was looking forward to a planned run the next morning in the historic district.  The homes here were not as sumptuous and grand as those in Beaufort, but were tidy and well-maintained.  We had a glass of wine and shrimp cocktails at Big Tuna on Harbor Walk, but ended up eating dinner at a restaurant right next to our hotel, the Hampton Inn on the Marina, called Lands End - very, very good.

And by the way, this had to be the nicest Hampton Inn we have ever stayed in, with the possible exception of the one in Lexington, Virginia, which is part of the historic old Col Alto - this is the view from our window of the marina, and it was within easy running distance of the historic district (about one mile).

Delicious shrimp creole at Lands End!  It made us realize that this is a dinner we had not made in a long time.