Of all places...Winterville

Last Saturday we decided on a run to Winterville, NC. One reason for this excursion was to go back to Wimpies in Winterville. Debbie and I ate there a few weeks ago and we were very impressed with the Cajun food. Chad, like me, is especially fond of that type of food so Chad, Lynn, Debbie and I decided to make a day of it.

We meet up just south of New Bern and gas up about 11:30. We all agree that it's time to eat since nobody has had breakfast so Lynn recommends the Riverwalk Deli in Pollocksville. Sounds good to me. The girls have the chicken salad but we men, we have the Hot Hamburger Plate. The link to the Hot Hamburger Plate takes you to Wikipedia for a description and the description was entered by our son Adam some time back. It seems that that the dish is very local to eastern NC.

Since we started in Pollocksville we take some back roads to get to Greenville to do a little shopping before supper (you Yanks call it dinner) at 5:30. Well I just had to stop in Trenton, NC not NJ, for a wonderful photo op at Brock Mill Pond.







The Street Bob, AKA Chad's Bad Bob








"Pris" ridden by Lynn, a Sportster with a few surprises.








Our two wheeled time machine. I really need to come up with a name for the Ultra, any ideas?






So we leave Trenton and head to Kinston by way of Highway 58 and boy is it hot. We pass through Phillips Crossroads, Elm Grove and Southwood. It's a good back road and the traffic is always fairly light. Even riding at 60 or so it's not exactly comfortable but it's not the heat it's the humidity as we say in the south. Even from someone who was born here, it was hot. It makes me think about the Stage One upgrade and the saddle shields even more.




From Kinston we pick up Highway 11 and aim for Greenville with a short stop at J and E Harley- Davidson. There is a fairly long light as you turn off 11 at J and E and we all thought we would spontaneously burst into flames on the new blacktop. We welcomed the AC and a cold drink. Next it was off to the Colonial Mall in Greenville for a bit of shopping.






Finally we make it back to Winterville, that's where J and E is located, for some Cajun cuisine. You really owe it to yourself to try this place out. The food is great, the beer is cold and the service is quite good.




I especially like this shot of the outdoor area. It transports you from eastern NC to somewhere in Louisiana.







Well, all good things must come to an end so we say goodbye to Winterville and have a much cooler and very enjoyable ride back to New Bern via 118 and River Road.