FERAL HORSES MAKE THEIR WAY FROM BIRD SHOAL (VIA SANDBAR) BACK TO TOWN MARSH
ONE OF THE REASONS THIS AREA IS REFERRED TO AS THE CRYSTAL COAST - VIEW OF THE SHALLOW "CUT" BETWEEN TOWN MARSH AND BIRD SHOAL
MEKA II HEADED INTO TAYLOR'S CREEK FOR THE INVASION OF THE PIRATES
SAILBOAT SEEN DURING PIRATE WEEKEND
TWO MARITIME MUSEUM SAILBOATS
DUSK OVER THE WATER AND BARRIER ISLANDS
FAMILY TOUR - MARITIME MUSEUM'S "SEA RAVEN" - NOTE BRIGHT GREEN MARSH GRASS
Odyssey
"JEANIE B" - MOREHEAD CITY
MEKA II - JULY 4, 2010
PIVER'S ISLAND BRIDGE AND GRAYDEN PAUL BRIDGE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS MEASURING WATER DEPTH
VF-15 flies the flag of the Cayman Islands, home port George Town. Her owner, Jack Taylor of St. Louis MO is the founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Taylor flew as a naval aviator with Navy Fighter Squadron “VF-15" in World War II and served on the aircraft carrier “Enterprise."
"VF-15" DOCKED IN BEAUFORT
"CASINO ROYALE" LEAVING BEAUFORT
"APPLEDORE" ARRIVING
"APPLEDORE"
The Duke Marine Laboratory and the Duke University-University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium operate the 135-foot Research Vessel Cape Hatteras, owned by the National Science Foundation.
HORSES TRAVEL OVER THE SANDBAR LEG OF BIRD SHOAL WHERE THEY USUALLY GRAZE AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE THICKET BEFORE HEADING BACK TO TOWN MARSH EARLY IN THE MORNING
NINA AND PINTA ARRIVE BEAUFORT
NINA AND PINTA DEPART BEAUFORT - NEAT CONTRAST BETWEEN HISTORIC REPLICAS AND MODERN FREIGHTER COMING INTO MOREHEAD CITY PORT
NINA AND PINTA DOCKED ON WATERFRONT
NINA OR PINTA ARRIVE BEAUFORT
RADIO ISLAND BEACH - BOGUE BANKS BEYOND
TOO ADORABLE NOT TO INCLUDE :-)
RAINBOW CLOUDS
FORT MACON VISITORS CENTER
WONDROUS FIRST LIGHT
FOG ROLLS IN
BEAUFORT IN THE FOG
THE FOG STARTS TO LIFT
THE TOWN WAKES UP
HORSES ON BIRD SHOAL
Late Winter 2010
EARLY MORNING LIGHT
Ibis or Egret in Brush
Ibis or Egret ??
Beaufort and Town Marsh from Radio Island
West End of Town Marsh
