tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post2176705415337195327..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: PortsmouthPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-13055310153639814872011-05-24T22:05:22.527-04:002011-05-24T22:05:22.527-04:00Here is the last part of the link above, in case y...Here is the last part of the link above, in case you can't read it all: <br />recreational_activities.htmlPhiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-71168608494173241532011-05-24T22:04:31.862-04:002011-05-24T22:04:31.862-04:00For information about contacting the Austins follo...For information about contacting the Austins follow this link:<br />http://www.ocracokevillage.com/recreational_activities.html<br /><br />It is $20 per person.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-9393035915310521052011-05-24T10:21:57.204-04:002011-05-24T10:21:57.204-04:00How does someone get in touch with The Austin'...How does someone get in touch with The Austin's? Is this $20 per person? We're coming in July and would love to go visit Portsmouth! Thanks for the info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-69978580043271640742011-05-22T22:00:40.019-04:002011-05-22T22:00:40.019-04:00Anyone may take a boat to Portsmouth. The Austins ...Anyone may take a boat to Portsmouth. The Austins will take you over there for $20. It is a bargain -- much cheaper than buying a boat, and cheaper than the cost of a 6 gallon tank of fuel.<br /><br />You're right. It's best not to try swimming across. The currents can be swift.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-84339076827552539322011-05-22T21:47:18.508-04:002011-05-22T21:47:18.508-04:00Is it legal/permissible for anyone to take a boat ...Is it legal/permissible for anyone to take a boat over to Portsmouth or do you have to have special permission? I have always wanted to go over there. I can't afford the private services. Of course, I don't have a boat either, so I guess I'm out of luck. I've always wanted to try swimming across. Don't worry, I know better than to try!AlwaysWantedToVisitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-63763324275068151242011-05-22T21:14:00.168-04:002011-05-22T21:14:00.168-04:00Please see my reply about the life saver's...a...Please see my reply about the life saver's...and the expression, "cute as a bug's ear" on Monday's post (May 23, 2011).Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-16681518428450954012011-05-22T15:56:59.182-04:002011-05-22T15:56:59.182-04:00Heavens to Betsy, another quaint American folk exp...Heavens to Betsy, another quaint American folk expression!<br /><br />Presumably working on the principle that the smaller the thing is the cuter it will be, the idiom suggests its subject is the epitome of cuteness. It means some person, especially a child, who is pretty or attractive in a dainty way. Other than that, no good explanation exists for the existence of the simile. I’m also reliably informed that, entomologically speaking, the idiom is nonsense, since bugs don’t have ears.<br /><br />And it has been around since at least 1900.<br /><br />My favorite is "cute as a speckled puppy in a red wagon."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-39767242029278738962011-05-22T13:40:37.825-04:002011-05-22T13:40:37.825-04:00"Cute as a bug's ear".....like it!
I..."Cute as a bug's ear".....like it!<br />Is this an Ocracoke saying?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-57710302379951710592011-05-22T07:44:19.953-04:002011-05-22T07:44:19.953-04:00how did the rowers train ? did they row together e...how did the rowers train ? did they row together everyday? One would have to be very strong to row a boat with 14 people. Did any member of the friends of .... document the restoration project and is so have they posted digital images on the web page? thank you for your response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com