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() Gotta No Change is the name. Great trivia quiz item. Better yet, what is the name of the pump out boat in Vineyard Haven? No fair googling 
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- Telll me about Pamlico sound and the Neuse River
- I know a few folks from this area that retired down that way.
- What do you plan to do?
- I retired from SoCal to Oriental 3 years ago.
- That's something like what I am looking for...
- Add easy access to the Chesapeake
- Good point... just to the north.
- It's what, 200 nm to the lower end of the Bay.
- A bit less
- With a 4 ft draft, a tolerance of a little heat and some Mosquitos, you could spend years exploring the Chesapeake.
- So please tell us more about Chesapeake
- Cape May to Little Creek VA is not bad
- Sailing the Chesapeake in Summer
- So please tell us more about Chesapeake
- With a 4 ft draft, a tolerance of a little heat and some Mosquitos, you could spend years exploring the Chesapeake.
- We retired from PA to MD
- A bit less
- It's what, 200 nm to the lower end of the Bay.
- Good point... just to the north.
- I retired to Oriental in 2007 from
- Some interesting waters in and around Oriental...
- Great place!
- Live in Oriental or nearby or? I looked at real estate in the area last evening for amusement.
- and concluded what?
- Not much. Lots seem really cheap, some waterfront available to build. Built waterfront not so cheap but.....
- There's no substitute for going there
- Or too hot and muggy...
- San Diego has a lot more going for it
- Indeed San Diego IS a wonderful area...
- Shovel?
- You folks in snow areas are having a particularly bad year too...
- Everyplace is a compromise
- Affordable, interesting, high quality of life, great weather, world class sailing ground, easy....
- And, take advantage of your high realestate value, rent your home.
- This has been a consideration for a long time...
- That's a lot of hours. Not much time left in the week.
- That was the decision I made in 2006
- Gene, do what I did. Buy a condo
- That's a lot of hours. Not much time left in the week.
- This has been a consideration for a long time...
- And, take advantage of your high realestate value, rent your home.
- Affordable, interesting, high quality of life, great weather, world class sailing ground, easy....
- Everyplace is a compromise
- You folks in snow areas are having a particularly bad year too...
- HaH! Even here in south Texas, on the shore of Matagorda Bay, the forecast for Tuesday night-
- Shovel?
- Indeed San Diego IS a wonderful area...
- San Diego has a lot more going for it
- Or too hot and muggy...
- Not much. Lots seem really cheap, some waterfront available to build. Built waterfront not so cheap but.....
- and concluded what?
- If you want an area a little more urban than Oriental
- There's a thread on this question on Ask All Sailors, with a lot of first hand experience.
- I know a few folks from this area that retired down that way.