Port - have a very good friend who retired out of the mil. to the Bern NC area. We have been there and it is quite nice. My daughter went to ECU in Greenville and I used to do a lot of business on the Western and middle of the state, plus played a fair bit of golf there, lol.
Nice climate pretty much year round, compared to the winters we get in NH. lol
Wish you the best, I am sure you will enjoy the much deserved vacation.
BOL on it
T2M