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A Little Tequila, A Little Princess, and a Big Ocean (OBX 7/21 - 7/25/2010) Updated 9/10/10... part 2
Lighthouses, Beaches, and Pirates... Oh My! 7/23 (partII)
When I left you last, we had just come off the ferry onto Ocracoke Island and found a sweet shop...
It was called “The Fig Tree Bakery and Deli”. It was about 10:30 by then, so we decided it was time for a snack. They also had sandwiches and chips. Brenda and Janet went in while Granny and I waited with the dogs on the patio outside. Granny and me with the dogs on the patio
A sweet shop full of sweets
Fudge and the Sweet Gal behind the sweets
On the patio
Havin' lunch!
Key Lime Pie... "on a steek!"
After lunch, we went across the street and filled up with gas. We decided to look for a house we wanted to look at to see if we might want to rent it next year... A random shot... and the view from the back yard of the potential rental
... then we continued along the highway to the South end of the island where the ferries to the mainland dock. One of the ferry docks... and just one of the houses over here
From the docks we could see the lighthouse, so we went towards it and found it without much trouble.
The Ocracoke Lighthouse
What the plaque says:
The first lighthouse at Ocracoke Inlet was the 1798 Shellcastle Rock lighthouse located on an island in the inlet. In such a location, defenseless against storms, tides, and winds, the lighthouse was often inoperative when needed most. Thus, in 1823, it was replaced by this light, the Nation's second oldest still in use. The non-rotating light is 75 feet above sea level and can be seen a full 360 degrees to a distance of 14 miles. The walls are 5 feet thick at the base and are made of brick with a mortar surface.
The 2 story structure on your right originally housed the lighthouse keeper and his family. Today it is a private residence. The small block building formerly provided storage for lamp fuel. Whale oil, porpoise oil, and kerosene have all served as fuel for the light. Today the light is electric and this building houses an auxiliary generator.
The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the US Coast Guard and is closed to the public.
The lighthouse was being refurbished, so we couldn't get all the way to it, or climb it, so we just took some pictures and went on. It was almost noon, and we wanted to take the dogs to the beach here on the island, so we started back through town. As we went along, we saw this place called Teach's Hole. Teach was the name of Blackbeard, the pirate, who frequented the Outer Banks back in “the day”. Granny did not want to tour the store and museum, so she stayed with the dogs while Janet, Brenda, and I went in to see what it was all about.
Teach's Hole museum and store
A couple of dasterdly looking characters we encountered on the way in... ARGGG!!!
The museum was $4 each, so we paid and went through. It was pretty interesting.
Blackbeard himself!
More shady looking characters!
Not exactly what you think of in a pirate falag, but that is Blackbeard's flag!.. Modern pirate "loot"
A model of Blackbeard's ship... and a collection of old bottles from the area
Adisplay of weapons from the era
We were only in there about 20 minutes or so, then we headed on out and found an access to the beach. There is a high, protective sand dune on the ocean side of the islands that you must go over to get to the beach. Therefore, there are breaks in the dunes. Some of these breaks have parking lots, and some even have boardwalks, like this one that we found. The boardwalk
At the end of the boardwalk, overlooking the beach, was like a deck with benches. Granny was enjoying being at the beach, but was tired of walking and decided to sit on the deck with Princess and watch us. Janet, Brenda, and I took Tia on down to the water.
The deck area
The beach!
Still looking for the Dream...
After a while, we went back to the boardwalk where the girls stayed with Tia and I took Princess down to the beach, since she hadn't been there yet.
Princess enjoying the beach
After Princess got her feet wet in the ocean, we went back and met the girls and it was time to leave. The whole gang!
Mother and Son
From there it was not far to the ferry terminal. Our ride coming around the bend
Up next: Lighthouses, Beaches, and Pirates... Oh My! Part 3
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I'm so late to the TR that the pics are missing !! Glad to hear you were able to make a longer trip this time. Hope you are recovering from the heart procedure Looking forward to the rest and maybe seeing some of the photos.
Mmmmm key lime pie on a stick! Gimme some right now! That is a beautiful beach. Doesn't look like Tia is afraid of the big ocean at all.
Wish I had some key lime now, too! Neither of the dogs were afraid, it was a pretty hot day and they enjoyed getting their feet wet as much as the rest of us!
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Another great update! Great pictures!
Thanks, Marnie!
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Hi Kenny,
I'm so late to the TR that the pics are missing !! Glad to hear you were able to make a longer trip this time. Hope you are recovering from the heart procedure Looking forward to the rest and maybe seeing some of the photos.
Hey, Roberta! No, you're not too late, don't know what's up with the pictures! I'll have to look on my DW's computer. My heart cath isn't till Tuesday, but thanks... I'll hold that recovery wish till then! haha
Love the update, I miss the beach it is one of my favorite places to go. Your pics just make me want to go even more. What a lovely day. Great update Kenny!
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I am close to posting an update, maybe tomorrow or thursday, but I wanted to come on and post the results of my heart cath today. Everything came out OK. No angioplasty or stints or bypass, just more meds!
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!! Glad to hear you were able to make a longer trip this time. Hope you are recovering from the heart procedure 
Looking forward to the rest and maybe seeing some of the photos.
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