tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post1237848260523506999..comments2024-03-29T09:57:26.370-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Testing Water Quality in Silver LakePhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-26115190154618217592010-11-16T11:18:39.186-05:002010-11-16T11:18:39.186-05:00As Pat mentions in her article, "Very little ...As Pat mentions in her article, "Very little official testing of the harbor has been done in recent years, however, and there are concerns about pollution from the many boats that cruise in and out of the harbor, the "live-aboards," where people stay full-time on their boats, oil from the road, pesticides, and runoff from septic tanks, particularly during and after storms."<br /><br />If any of Blackbeard's treasure is discovered maybe they'll share it with all of us full-time residents :)Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-88953405639977141792010-11-16T10:14:01.516-05:002010-11-16T10:14:01.516-05:00Back to the water tests--
What, if anything specif...Back to the water tests--<br />What, if anything specific, are they looking for? Sewage runoff (e. coli), discharge from boat engines, pirate treasure . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-18685259173473071762010-11-15T22:00:28.711-05:002010-11-15T22:00:28.711-05:00Lou Ann, that sounds heavenly:)Lou Ann, that sounds heavenly:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-34172683785480468972010-11-15T20:44:25.922-05:002010-11-15T20:44:25.922-05:00I love watching the sun set at the Jolly Roger wit...I love watching the sun set at the Jolly Roger with a table of good friends, good beer, and the Windfall just coming in. Nothing better.Lou Ann Homanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975972696054637393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-28450554729402133572010-11-15T12:35:20.443-05:002010-11-15T12:35:20.443-05:00Perfect ... thank you!Perfect ... thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-9666147090424185402010-11-15T12:20:01.559-05:002010-11-15T12:20:01.559-05:00I wouldn't exactly call it "out of the wa...I wouldn't exactly call it "out of the way" but a popular place to watch the sunset is along the shore by the NPS parking lot (between the NPS Visitors Center and the OPS museum). You can watch the sunset there from your vehicle...and it's out of the way in the sense that you wouldn't be blocking any traffic.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-10736077876696743962010-11-15T12:11:59.092-05:002010-11-15T12:11:59.092-05:00Silly, unrelated question ... Where is a good, out...Silly, unrelated question ... Where is a good, out of the way place to watch the sunset on Ocracoke? A specific (local) name, if it has one ... and perhaps someplace you could sit in a vehicle and watch it (to avoid the bugs). Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com