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Post by kbpickle on Nov 14, 2012 18:36:33 GMT -6
Saturday we took a day trip down to Aurora, North Carolina, population 520. Aurora is the home of the world's largest integrated phosphate mine. They mine and convert the ore into a variety of industrial phosphate chemicals and fertilizers.  Here's Andromeda, my 1999 non-Autobahn, ~75,000 miles.  The phosphate ore originated as a shallow marine deposit, and consequently there are fossilzed shark teeth, whale bones, and other such stuff on display in this museum. Some of the fossilized shark teeth approximately 4" across.  Aurora is also the terminus of one of the NC DOT free ferrys. Here's Andromeda on her first ferry ride (as far as I know.)         At the other end of the ferry ride is the small town of Bath, North Carolina. Bath was the unofficial capital of colonial North Carolina, until an official capital was established in New Bern. Raleigh came along later. Bath was also a favorite port of Blackbeard, the infamous pirate. This photo is looking out from the front yard of one of the founders of colonial Bath.    Just a photo of shapes and lines that interested me on a house in Bath.  The townsfolk were re-enacting a small military encampment from colonial times while we were there.     Thanks for looking! Ken |
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Post by oldwino on Nov 14, 2012 23:16:09 GMT -6
Nice! Looks like a interesting place.
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Post by XJSman89 on Nov 15, 2012 7:55:54 GMT -6
Sweet! Nice pictures.
How many Auroras does that make now? We've had pictures of Auroras in Aurora Illinois, Aurora Missouri, Aurora North Carolina... I guess just Aurora Colorado is left! ;D
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Post by kyngofpop on Nov 15, 2012 10:18:39 GMT -6
Great pix! NC is my state and I never even knew of this Aurora place haha.
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Post by ntrenn on Nov 15, 2012 10:38:52 GMT -6
Great pics, makes me want to go on a road trip.
There are 14 Auroras that pop up on whitepages.com when you put aurora in for city.
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Post by tigger on Nov 15, 2012 15:22:55 GMT -6
Maybe we can have a Auroras in Aurora,NC meet on the ferry! ;D
Great pix, I'm almost sure I've been there(very long ago).
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Post by toro68 on Jan 3, 2013 11:54:37 GMT -6
Awesome photos!
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Post by 71corvette454 on Jan 3, 2013 13:38:39 GMT -6
Wow, beautiful pictures indeed! I especially like the "colorful" ones, where Andromeda's paint looks a bit pink  |
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Post by kbpickle on Jan 3, 2013 17:16:13 GMT -6
Thanks guys, I appreciate the compliments on the photos.
I've had a couple of folks call this color 'Champagne', although I think Oldsmobile called it 'Light Antelope Metallic.' I wonder if GM used this color on other models, maybe calling it Champagne?
Ken
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Post by human on Mar 24, 2013 16:17:34 GMT -6
Riding that Bayview/Aurora ferry was one of my favorite outings back when I lived in Greenville NC. Nothing better than hiking around at Goose Creek State Park and then having a relaxing half-hour ferry ride across the Pamlico. Of course, half the time I also frequently had to cool my heels at the ferry terminal for the better part of an hour, because never seemed to fail that I would manage to miss the ferry by just a few minutes.
Thanks for the memories. Now I'm craving some down east BBQ!
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Post by dietz4ibanez on Nov 25, 2013 21:17:36 GMT -6
How far was this from Apex?
Looks like a lot of fun!
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using proboards
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Post by kbpickle on Nov 27, 2013 17:20:32 GMT -6
It was a nice day trip - - 150 miles, 2.5 hrs one way, Apex to Aurora.
Also there is a nice Christmas ornament/decoration shop in Bath that makes the trip particularly nice this time of year. A lot of the merchandise is hand-made by the shop owner.
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Post by michiganaurora on Nov 27, 2013 21:37:25 GMT -6
Cool pictures. I really like the exhaust tips too, those kind look really good on these cars.
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Post by kbpickle on Dec 1, 2013 6:57:54 GMT -6
Thanks,
Exhaust tips are from a junkyard Pontiac Bonneville.
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Post by human on Dec 6, 2013 10:33:48 GMT -6
These days, you can get from north Raleigh to Greenville (approx. 75 miles) in just over an hour with I-540 and the new bypass around Wilson. It used to take me closer to 90 minutes when I lived there in the '90s. Bath is about half an hour east of Greenville, and the Bayview/Aurora ferry terminal is just beyond there, so you should be able to get from Apex to Bath in no more than two hours, but probably a bit less, depending on traffic. How far was this from Apex? Looks like a lot of fun! Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using proboards |
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Post by tim1993 on Aug 3, 2014 8:03:09 GMT -6
I also live in NC and I have been to Aurora,NC but that was before I got my Aurora. For me its about 1hr and 45min drive and its on the other side of Greenville for me. Oh yea maybe we should meet up in Aurora one day and get all of our Auroras on the ferry.
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