After a late breakfast we decided to drive over to the
island south of Morehead City. According
to the map there were several beaches including Emerald Isle Beach, Atlantic
Beach and Pine Knoll Beach. We were
disappointed with the view. There was no
where you could see the ocean. Not only
were the dunes extremely high, the beach was covered with houses and there was
very minimal public beach. We drove to
the north end of the beach and got out at Fort Macon. This fort was started
prior to the Revolutionary War and was used in both the War Between the States
and World War II. We learned that German
U boats attacked this fort and were not successful in taking it over. We took the self-guided tour and it began to
RAIN! Even though we got wet we continued
the tour which was very interesting. It
is unreal the situations that soldiers have been in while standing up for
freedom.
By the way - the toy dog is "Buddy" and he goes where we go. We usually try to get his picture a few times each trip. Don't think we have reverted to playing with stuffed animals - YET! We left that island and went
back through Morehead City to Havelock. The
boardwalk was interesting and one of the most interesting things was the fact
that the railroad ran downtown BETWEEN the lanes of traffic.
Starbucks was again a lifesaver. Since we had a late picnic lunch we decided
on just the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday.
That was a good choice. Knowing
we had to get up early on Sunday to catch the ferry, we turned in a little
earlier than the previous night.
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