Miniature Shell Collecting
On an early, cooler morning in September, 2022, Terri and Ranger Bob went to one of the beaches on Bogue Banks to collect miniature sea shells. It was after Labor Day so the credit card payment machines had been removed from the parking lot. The beach was nearly deserted. Terri…
Kayaking the River Bend Marinas
On a blazing hot day in July 2022, Ranger Bob tested his kayak equipment and paddling skills in the down-east black-water of the several connected River Bend marinas, which creeks are a tributary of the Trent River, which is a tributary of the Neuse River, which feeds into the Pamlico…
Another Day in Paradise
Ho, hum! Another day of beach life by retired Bob and Terri! Another day in paradise! On a pretty, sunny, warm day in mid-August, 2022, Terri and I went to Indian beach on Bogue Banks [called by the Chamber of Commerce types as Emerald Island]. Our last several trips to…
Sand Dollar Island
On a cool, rainy, cloudy, windy day in June 2022, Terri and I rode the ferry from the docks in the harbor of Beaufort, NC, out into Taylors Creek toward Shackleford Banks, to Sand Dollar Island. This is a standard tourist run that takes a small boat load of people…