Most UNDERRATED Destination along the GREAT LOOP | Oriental, North Carolina

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[@leondaniels4033]

Being a Born & Bread North Carolinian and avid Sailer I kept my Cal 33 at a marina in Oriental which was know is the Sailing Capital of North Carolina. We would often make the journey up the Ditch from Oriental to Beaufort, NC, dropping a hook in the bay area which provided an easy dingy ride to the "Town Dock". Later move our Cal from Oriental to Lake Norman and from there to Southport. Oriental is an awesome location to spend time relaxing and enjoying the area along with the wide selection of restaurants that serve amazing dishes. I so enjoyed watching this segment because it brought back so many fond memories a one of my favorite NC Coastal towns. So enjoying following you guys!!!!1

[@SchoandJo]

Awesome!! Sounds like you really made the most of the area, its one of those that we could easily see ourselves living in one day!

[@dougmac9267]

I live in Greensboro North Carolina and always enjoy taking my trailer cruiser there and sail the sound or weekend down to Beaufort. Really nice people and laid back stress free environment. Everyone has to stop by and visit but don’t stay, it’s perfect as it is as a small community.

[@tedbethwarnock4698]

Yes! Oriental is definitely chill. Hope you guys visit again soon!

[@SchoandJo]

We’d love to!

[@l.h.2543]

Loved Oriental! Nice folks, good restaurants.

[@chrism1164]

Lunch looks delicious!!

[@Niki10-32]

Yay for protein! ;) Yay for beers!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

This looked like an awesome day! We love us a quaint small town and hanging at the brewery with music seemed so fun!

[@SchoandJo]

It was a fantastic day!

[@birdman5223]

Good stuff guys🌝

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Mark!

[@frankcarl2469]

You two kids are so nice and fun to watch. You are very good puppy parents as well!. Stay safe and have fun! Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@SchoandJo]

Haha thanks Frank - we appreciate the kind words!

[@1987ajohns]

One of my favorites too!

[@ThePassportCouple]

Looks like you had a fun day guys. The sword fish and brewery were calling our names 😊 And we would love to see the daily checklist video 👍

[@SchoandJo]

They were delicious! Live music is always super chill… Thanks!

[@johnlowell2171]

Well done to Jen on the un-docking! More ship handling is in store for you.

[@SchoandJo]

Haha thanks! Undoubtedly much much more ship handling

[@ODriscolls]

Such a fun, chill town. I have had swordfish a few times, it's good!

[@SchoandJo]

It was a treat!

[@nancygrey8831]

I have enjoyed your videos so much. I did this cruise 40 years ago on a 1950 Chris Craft 41 ft. This brought back so many memories We travelled with a cat Bosun,who had many adventures too. Hope you keep going! Good Luck, enjoy and keep posting.

[@SchoandJo]

Wow, the adventures of Bosun - sound like fun! 😄 That’s AMAZING that you did this 40 years ago… I wonder what has changed and if you have any special tips we’d love to hear them! Thanks Nancy!

[@davidingraham1989]

Certainly has calmed my day. Will be stopping by there on the way. Thanks. D.

[@SchoandJo]

Sweet!

[@haroldconnell2973]

Enjoy every moment of your journey!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Harold!

[@jeffreyyoung702]

Oriental is a great stop. We typically make one run a summer down there from here in Va Beach. When we were in Beaufort (pre covid) we scrounged a rental car and drove over to Harkers Island. Enjoyed it immensely. I am not a huge seafood guy, but have to admit Harkers Island had some of the best sesfood restaurants I have been to in quite awhile. Stay Safe & Be Safe.

[@SchoandJo]

Great recommendations! We’ll have to see how challenging it is to get to Harkers Island in the future, sounds like a treat!

[@kCI251]

Don't tell everyone how nice Oriental was! It's a well kept secret! More boats than people!

[@SchoandJo]

It is such a cool place

[@brucebledsoe8650]

How did you get your wheel back on in the fly bridge

[@SchoandJo]

Well long story short it was actually just always loose and finally came off - but we though that was just how it was designed since we have an old boat… We kept the pieces and then found a hardware store for a huge socket to match the nut, i think it was like 21 mm or something, and then just put it back together and tightened it! Simple fix for a big shock! We did write more about it on our blog, schoandjo.com if you’re so inclined!

[@dishantrajput9313]

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[@SchoandJo]

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[@a1ar127]

Can’t I understand your description of Oriental as "underrated", since it’s called the sailing capital of North Carolina.

[@SchoandJo]

Well since a few people we knew skipped it on the Loop and we had just learned about it in Beaufort (the day before), it was underrated for us! However now it is aptly highly rated in our books 😁

[@l.h.2543]

Coffee shop has fastest internet in town. 5G

[@SchoandJo]

Nice! It's a great place to just hangout too

[@amedaius8492]

"Don't normally have fish" while literally living on a boat seems like such an alien statement lol.

[@SchoandJo]

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[@l.h.2543]

Loved Oriental! Nice folks, good restaurants.