in the week leading up to our trip, we kept getting forecasts for rain and thunderstorms. so we were really happy when we woke up and saw some blue sky peaking through. we decided to take full advantage of it and drive south along the cape hatteras national seashore.
first, we visited the bodie island lighthouse. we were the only ones there (if you don’t count the swarm of mosquitoes we encountered) to enjoy the beautiful view.
we drove a long stretch of road, flanked by sand dunes on one side and water on the other.
the houses were all constructed so that they were elevated off from the ground to avoid flooding (i guess). we drove through towns that were still struggling with rebuilding after hurricane irene. apparently some towns were completely under water for a long period of time.
finally, we reached the second lighthouse, the cape hatteras lighthouse. An interesting fact we learned is that in 1999, due to erosion of the shore, they had to literally move the lighthouse 870m inland. Big job!
lunchtime at a local seafood diner. fried shrimp, fried fish bits and crabcake sandwich.
on our way back, we stopped at a beach to stretch our legs. not a soul in sight!
another long bridge.
dinner was at “la cabana”, kind of a hole in the wall, but rated #1 in tripadvisor, so we decided to give it a shot. everything was good but the shrimp enchiladas were our favourite.
