We had a great time!

Extra Stuff

I ordered the Shark Attack at Dirty Dick's Crab House. Had some of the best scallops ever and the creamy corn grits were pretty good, too.

While in Ocracoke we stopped to see the wild ponies. We really didn't get any good glimpses of the ponies but I did get a good B&W picture of the sign. We also donated to help fund food and shelter. You can adopt a wild pony for yourself or as a gift.

http://www.nps.gov/caha/supportyourpark/adoptapony.htm

One of our sunny days, this is our view from the upper deck. The sunrise each morning was beautiful.

For Adam - these guys were so gracious to take our request to play something special for us. Jason shouted out "Flight of the Concords" and they did their best Bret and Jermaine impression and did a couple riffs from 'Business Time'. It was awesome! Of the ten people in the bar that night we were the only ones who got it. ;)

Nature

Pelican at the dock where we ate lunch down in Ocracoke. Ocracoke is where Blackbeard the Pirate had a hide out and terrorized ships. He was killed near Ocracoke on the open water by Lt. Maynard of the Royal Navy.

On our last night Jason built a romantic fire on the beach.

Cold feet.

One of my best finds, a small but whole sand dollar. Unfortunately, it did not survive the trip to Indiana in one piece. :(

Just Daisy

Ocean Fishing

Jason bought a new fishing pole for his ocean fishing adventure.

His first catch was a skate. They look a lot like sting ray and have 'lips'. Some critter thought this poor guy would make a tasty meal judging by the teeth marks in his wing. We set him free to heal in the ocean.


The next catch was a puffer fish. So that no bird (nor human) would think twice about making a meal out of this guy he puffed up real big. When they were on the ground they just rolled around like little fish balls. Jason caught several of these puffer fish. Most of them got a nice shrimp meal out of the deal.

Yes, that does look like a shark.

It was THIS big! The one that got away ;)

Are we there yet?

After 16 hours and over 900 miles we made it to the Outer Banks!

Our first days on the beach...

Some of our first days activities:



Walks on the beach and collecting shells.
















Checking out the neighbor's catch and flying a kite.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

It was a windy and cloudy day so we ventured out to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, one of the largest in the country. It used to be closer to the shore but several years ago they moved it. They MOVED it! If you'd like to learn more visit the National Parks website. http://www.nps.gov/caha/historyculture/movingthelighthouse.htm

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Driving on the Beach...

Some images from our afternoon beach drive.

Driving on the Beach in the Outer Banks

There are many access points along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Driving on the beach was very neat. This shoreline is the home of many shipwrecks. I think this timber we found looked very shipwreck-y.