We arrived back home from Ocracoke this past Saturday night after a week there with our family of 4, 2 friends of our daughters, and Bodo, the Golden Retriever. I had planned to update this blog while I was there, but the thought of burying my head in a computer screen, even for a few minutes a day, seemed unacceptable to me. My eyes were constantly drawn to the beautiful views outside in the marsh and canal off our dock, and I didn’t want to miss a thing!
Momma duck and her little ducklings.
The frogs are some of my favorite things on the island! They’re really cute and make the most amazing sounds at night in the marsh.
This is the remains of an old canning factory in the harbor (oysters, I think). I’m fascinated by the fact that it’s still there! The remains have been there since long before we started going to Ocracoke!
One of the fishing expeditions last week. One Spanish Mackeral was kept. The other thrown back.
One of our favorite shops. Did I say we like seafood?
Bodo, the Golden Retriever, checking things out on the dock.
This is the band, Molasses Creek, a local band and one of the best folk bands I’ve ever heard. We saw them at the Jolly Roger Restaurant on the harbor dock.
Another year and another great vacation.......
We had a mama duck with 7 ducklings swimming up and down the canal past our dock all week. Sometimes we would pass them waddling in a yard up the street on our way to the village. They were so cute. The geese were prevalent last week, as were white herons. While kayaking through the canals, we approached a huge heron who allowed us to get about 3 feet from him, dove his elegant neck into the water to catch a fish, then took off in a flutter and flurry of wings into the trees by the canal. He really was not afraid.
The weather was a bit disappointing, but then it has been everywhere this summer. Less beach time, more relaxation, but that’s a good thing. My hubby did take his tools after all, and was able to get multiple projects done no matter the weather. I’ve decided to let him be who he is: an accomplisher, a project man, a “Doer of All Things Well”. I recently read that some people are very mechanical; some very analytical. That describes the two of us well and you really can’t have one without the other!
Bodo, the Golden Retriever, lost his privilege of going to the beach in the future. We should have started him out there as a pup, not a 5 year old, set in his ways, dog. He really wasn’t happy there, out of his element, so next year he’ll go back to doggy camp where he can be happy and safe. We tried boat riding with him, swimming off the dock with him, chasing the waves with him, sleeping with him, etc. A dream come true vacation for most any other Golden. He just couldn’t relax and enjoy any of it! (I won’t go into any ugly details about his adventures).
Let’s see, overall, we kayaked, biked, listened to local music, walked, played on the beach, slept on the beach, went boat riding, fished, ate the best seafood on earth, drank some really fun drinks, laid in the sun, ate more seafood, shopped, read, completed projects on the house, ate more seafood, watched a couple of movies, took in some sunsets, had the neighbor in for dinner, and did I say, ate seafood???
Momma duck and her little ducklings.
The frogs are some of my favorite things on the island! They’re really cute and make the most amazing sounds at night in the marsh.
This is the remains of an old canning factory in the harbor (oysters, I think). I’m fascinated by the fact that it’s still there! The remains have been there since long before we started going to Ocracoke!
One of the fishing expeditions last week. One Spanish Mackeral was kept. The other thrown back.
One of our favorite shops. Did I say we like seafood?
Bodo, the Golden Retriever, checking things out on the dock.
This is the band, Molasses Creek, a local band and one of the best folk bands I’ve ever heard. We saw them at the Jolly Roger Restaurant on the harbor dock.
Another year and another great vacation.......
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