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Edenton Several miles out in the country is this lodge-style B&B built of 400-year-old California redwood that had been railroad trestles. Where the in-town inns exude history, this caters to eco-tourism. Peter Bogus and Wendy Jewett, 1996 transplants from Connecticut, are nothing if not versatile. While she works in town, he keeps the inn, leads canoeing and fishing expeditions, and makes Peter’s Piping Hot Sauce, marmalades and herbal vinegars from organic materials they grow outside and sell under their private Willow Tree Farm label across the country. The sprawling, contemporary-style house, built in 1972 as a hunting retreat, sits on five acres overlooking a wildlife refuge and a large pond fed by nearby Albemarle Sound. The pair undertook a total renovation of what had been an off-again, on-again B&B. They named five guest rooms, equipped with private baths and TVs, for birds sighted from their windows. The largest is the Egret with a kingsize sleigh bed of solid chestnut. Also on the second floor are the twin-bedded Mallard with some amazing sponge-painted walls done by Peter and the Heron with a queensize sleigh bed. The main floor holds the Osprey with two double antique oak beds and the Cormorant with a queensize bed and an Italian-tiled bathroom containing a commode with a molded seat ("so comfortable the guests rave about it," says Peter). Also on the main floor beneath the redwood beamed ceiling is a lodge-like family room with a fieldstone fireplace. A large game room offers a billiards table and wet bar. There’s also a small exercise room with steam bath. Peter serves complimentary wine at check-in. Guests often take it to the spacious rear deck overlooking the pond, where we paused to watch a great blue heron. They can play with the inn’s goats and canoe into the Sound. A gourmet breakfast is served in the side Cook Room, full of plants and colorful with pottery and baskets. It has an open barbecue grill and wet bar. The morning fare might be baked stuffed blueberry french toast or Dr. Seuss’s green eggs and ham. Peter may interrupt your reverie to point out rare birds that aren’t supposed to be in this region. (252) 482-2282 or (800) 645-8466. E-mail: thinn@coastalnet.com For more information: www.trestlehouseinn.com Five rooms with private baths. Doubles, $104 to $134. No smoking. Material excerpted from Inn Spots & Special Places in the Southeast, by Nancy and Richard Woodworth. Copyright 2000. Wood Pond Press E-mail feedback to: Home
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