Day
# 406; Loop Miles to Date = 4,520
We
had a great time on Ocracoke Island. It is part of the southern portion of the Outer
Banks, and only accessible by boat or ferry. Ferries come in at all hours from
3 different directions, transporting folks to and from the mainland for work,
etc. We obviously were here in non-peak season, and it was delightfully quiet.
It is easy to imagine that it gets quite popular during the summer. The island
survived Hurricane Matthew with little major damage, although there were
definitely signs that a lot of storm debris was still in the process of being
cleaned up.
This
trip to Ocracoke (and Manteo as well) are not typically on the itinerary for
folks on the Loop. But…for those of you out there who might be planning to
loop…take a hard look at finding a way to make this side trip if weather
allows. Both of these stops were fun, relaxing, beautiful, and well worth the
effort.
Today
(Friday) we are making our way back across Pamlico Sound to Oriental, NC. The
weather has cooperated again, and we are enjoying another beautiful day on the
water. Once close to Oriental, we will once again re-join the ICW, which we
will then continue to follow south as we continue our trek.
One
of the highlights for the past few days was the afternoon that we spent on the
gorgeous, isolated beach on Ocracoke. It was a tad breezy and chilly, but it
was glorious to walk this awesome piece of creation for a couple of hours. The
only downside was that the marina courtesy car stopped dead as we were headed
back to the marina…leaving us with visions of hiking 3 miles back to our boat
on a dark 2-lane road in cool windy conditions! Not to fear though…Bill, the
terrific dockmaster at Anchorage Marina came out and picked us up in his truck,
determined to not let this spoil our day.
So
we leave you with a few pics from our afternoon on the beach…
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