Oriental, North Carolina - Day 2

We enjoyed some much needed rest today and are riding out the upcoming east coast storm here for the next few days.  We used the courtesy car to venture into town.

The courtesy car today was a lovely Chevrolet Uplander LS Minivan!

River Dunes Clubhouse and Restaurant at sunset.

Who knew?!

On September 5, 1917, Oriental was the first town to have a motorized school bus service in North Carolina.

Oriental is called “The Sailing Capital of North Carolina”.

The town of Oriental was named after the Sailing Steamer Oriental. Built in Philadelphia in 1861, the ship was used as a Federal transport ship in the Civil War. She met her fate a year after being launched, run aground in May 1862, when she was wrecked off Bodie Island, 33 miles north of Cape Hatteras. Her passengers and crew were saved.