We departed Morehead City after a delay of one day because of storms in the area. Not a problem because our schedule is, "we have no schedule, and we are sticking to it". Tuesday night we anchored out in a beautiful little creek named Big Creek. (Hmmm) Wednesday we left the anchorage early and headed for Ocracoke NC. on the Outer Banks. We arrived early that afternoon and anchored in Silver Lake, a harbor in the middle of Ocracoke with 360 degree protection. Ocracoke is a fishing village and popular tourist destination for the summer. We had heard and read alot about Ocracoke and couldn't wait to put Half Note in the water and go explore the harbor and get an overview of the town. After our 360 tour of the harbor we docked Half Note at the aft of Stormy, a beautiful 57 flush deck DeFever owned by Dave and Penny Stormont. Dave and two friends, Ben and Rod, came here for a few days of fishing. The three of them were out fishing when we tied up, so it was off for a walking tour of the town. Ocracoke is a charming place with lots of non chain (they keep it that way) stores, restaurants, fish markets and of course, funky waterside bars Also Ocracoke has one of the top five beaches in the world. I think we will be here for a few days with so much to explore. When we returned to Stormy, Dave, Ben and Rod had returned from a successful fishing trip and were enjoying a huge bowl of peel and eat shrimp, corn, and baked beans. The great host Dave is, he invited us to sit down, have a cool one and help them eat some shrimp. Weellll, OK! after everyone had their fill of shrimp, the bowl was still half full (it was a huge bowl) and we ate alot of shrimp. After sharing some Exumas stories (yes Penny, you need to see the Exumas next year) we made plans for Dave to take us out to the clam fields and hunt for clams on Thursday. As Steve Koch would say, YA BABY!
Thursday we headed out to hunt down dinner. We weren't disapointed. It was a blast. After Dave showed us how to find them, we waded around in knee to waist deep water with our trusty clam rakes and filled a five gallon bucket half way with clams. What a great day! Thanks Dave! As you can see from the pictures, Cassie and Godiva had a great time also. After returning to September Song, Stephanie started the process of cooking, opening, and extracting the delectable little guys. (a labor of love) That evening Gypsies came over (Tammy brought a delicious appetizer and key lime pie) and we pigged out on linguine and clam sauce and a special treat, Tammy's key lime pie. Life doesn't get any better than this. What a great day!
September Song (the Clammer) out
Bob
Our departure to Ocracoke was delayed by weather. A good reason to stay in port one more day
Thursday we headed out to hunt down dinner. We weren't disapointed. It was a blast. After Dave showed us how to find them, we waded around in knee to waist deep water with our trusty clam rakes and filled a five gallon bucket half way with clams. What a great day! Thanks Dave! As you can see from the pictures, Cassie and Godiva had a great time also. After returning to September Song, Stephanie started the process of cooking, opening, and extracting the delectable little guys. (a labor of love) That evening Gypsies came over (Tammy brought a delicious appetizer and key lime pie) and we pigged out on linguine and clam sauce and a special treat, Tammy's key lime pie. Life doesn't get any better than this. What a great day!
September Song (the Clammer) out
Bob
Our departure to Ocracoke was delayed by weather. A good reason to stay in port one more day
Another form of transportation to Ocracoke Island. These huge ferries carry people, supplies, vehicles, (including RVs and campers) and delivery trucks
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