Ocracoke has been a great stop. We stayed one night at the Anchorage Marina at $1.75/ft. then found there was room at the National Park Service marina for a senior citizen rate of $0.60/ft. We moved there for the remainder of the stay. This is a true island community as the only way to get here is by boat although there is regular ferry service from the mainland and Hatteras. The entire island which is 16 miles long, is a national park (excludng the village). Population is less than 800 people.
Our friends the Sorensens left after 2 days as they needed to get back heading south. We were rained in the day they left, but have had decent weather since. Lots of unusual shops, great scenery, and lots of history here. The beach has been named best beach in the country by Dr. Beach for 2007. You are able to take 4 WD vehichles on the beach, and surf fishing seems to be the thing to do here as the pictures indicate. The light house is still operating even though it was built in 1823!
Of note for our British friends, there is a British Cemetery for British sailors that washed ashore during WWII when their antisubmarine ship was torpedoed off the coast trying to protect US shipping. The land has been donated to England in perpetuity.
We found the best pizza we have had in years. So good we had it twice in 4 days. Howard's Pub and Restaurant turns out to be the hot spot. We wanted to go Friday night to hear the local music, but it was raining too hard and our only transport is the bikes.
We leave today for Bath and Washington, NC. The weather for the remainder of the week is supposed to be gorgeous.
