2018 Sudan Shriner Parade in New Bern, NC

2018 Sudan Shriner Parade in New Bern, NC We discovered that today, 27 Jan 2018, was the 2018 Sudan Shriner Parade in New Bern, NC.  The parade was scheduled for noon on Middle Street in downtown New Bern.  It was a great partly-cloudy day, slightly cool, but not uncomfortable.  Shannon and I walked across the bridge and got to take some great video footage of the entire parade.  It lasted a little over an hour and included all sorts of mini-cars, trucks, characters and vehicles.  Shriners from all over North…

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Happy 2017 Holiday Season!

Happy 2017 Holiday Season From the people and pirate pups of SV Banjo, we wish you all a very happy 2017 holiday season!  This year has seen so many changes for our little Banjo family.  And we are grateful for all the support of our family and friends! 2017 led us to Banjo in Georgia, then to South Carolina and finally to North Carolina.  We said goodbye to one of the boat dogs, Obi, this year, which was a heartbreak.  Amidst the sadness of loss, however, we also met new…

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2017 New Bern Holiday Celebration & Flotilla

New Bern Holiday Celebration & Flotilla We experienced something new last weekend.  Here, in New Bern, NC, they host an annual holiday celebration.  Complete with parades, a concert in Union Point Park by the USMC Band, and the New Bern Flotilla, it is quite the event.  During the afternoon, and although we didn’t attend the parades, we could hear the sirens from firetrucks and police cars.  Looking across the bay, we could see hundreds of people walking the boardwalk in front of the New Bern Grand Marina and the New…

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