The Outer Banks, N. Carolina

We arrived at Waves, NC on Sunday (Nov. 21st) , anxious to spend some time on the beach, after several months of exploring the mountains of Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky.When we got our camp set up we decided to take a walk along the beach and see what was around. Of course, I didn't take my camera with me and we saw lots of dolphins, fishing and playing in the ocean close to shore. They were about 20 feet away from us and put on quite a show. There were at least 4 groups of them with 5 to 6 dolphins in each group. At one point they were so close that we could hear them clearing their spouts as they surfaced. It was quite an experience! We took a day trip along the island to the ferry at Cape Hatteras and stopped along the way to see the lighthouse, which is the tallest lighthouse along the coast. That was quite something to see. We found lots of shark egg cases along the beach, which belonged to either dog sharks or rock sharks. The beach had many people along the shore surf fishing, there were catching several different kinds of fish, but the ones we saw being brought in were dog sharks and one stingray. We had a great time here and would come back again. Our next stop will be Mrytle Beach, S. Carolina, where we are heading tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

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