in north carolina we took coastal roads along the cape hatteras national seashore. the road follows a series of off shore sandbar islands. many times the islands were minimally wider then the road. we took another long causeway to get out to the first island. and a small car ferry from one island to another. we stayed the night in a state park on the second island. it was hot and muggy. it rained all night and blew hard. it felt like a hurricane but i'm sure it wasn't close. there were funny little crabs that lived in holes not particularly close to the water and in the middle of the camp ground. we took a longer ferry to get from the second island back to the main land. on this last ferry we saw dolphins. green water. the air was hot.
all the way from delware the houses were built on stilts suspended a storey above the ground. in north carolina the homes were all large and beautiful. big homes still built off the ground on stilts. many had metal shutters to cover the windows for hurricane season. recreational fishing was life everywhere along this coast. every truck was a 4x4 lifted with large sand tires and ellaborate fishing rod racks mounted to the front or rear bumpers. everywhere there were marinas with beautiful fishing boats. large motors. all brand new. and no sailboats.
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Interesting to know.
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