We rode the NC ferry to Ocracoke Island - 18 miles in 40 minutes. It was a very windy trip over. Once we were on Ocracoke, we drove through 12 miles of undeveloped property - part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore! There are 16 miles of white sand beaches - almost deserted. There were a few people walking on the beach, but no one venturing into the ocean! We also viewed some ponies in a pen (descendents of the Spanish mustangs left on the island during their colonial period in this part of the New World!)
When we arrived in Ocracoke Village, we found our hotel for the night and checked in. After that we checked on the Schooner Windfall - he was not sailing on Tuesday, due to the high winds! So, there were no "red sails in the sunset!" Actually, there was no sunset! (to be seen anyway - I'm sure the sun set somewhere!)
We checked on our Ferry ride for Wednesday, and visited the Ocracoke Island light, then drove back to the hotel. After we got back to the hotel, we walked over to Teach's Hole (a Blackbeard the Pirate museum and store) and then to dinner at Howard's Pub. It came highly recommended (by a local we met in Corolla) and a website I found before we left! We were not disappointed. Mike had the "catch of the day" -a tasty broiled tuna steak with pico de gallo on top (he said it was tasty!) and poki had crab cakes with a raspberry pepper sauce! Really YUMMY! We got back to the hotel just in time to avoid being rained on. We did get rain during the night, but neither one of us heard it!
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