tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post116474343869460885..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Calm Down!Philiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-1164806382638669392006-11-29T08:19:00.000-05:002006-11-29T08:19:00.000-05:00My family chose "last week" instead of this week t...My family chose "last week" instead of this week to vacation on Ocracoke, so I can vouch for EVERYTHING Jude reported about the storm. As the folks at the rental company said when I called mid-last week for advice about weathering the pending rough weather, "It won’t be life-threatening,” but it sure was an adventure. Thankfully our week was bookended by clear and sunny skies. The temps never broke the 70s, though, so polar fleece was the beachwear of choice. On the bright side, we closed (for the season) both the Back Porch restaurant, with dinner on Saturday, and the Ocracoke Coffee Company, with our farewell morning java on Sunday. And with the reduced visitor traffic due to the ferry shutdowns, we had the island pretty much to ourselves for most of the week, with wonderfully dark, calm, quiet nights (that's AFTER the house-shaking storm winds subsided, of course). We caught the end of the Leonid meteor shower our first night there, and a bagpiper serenaded the end of day one evening from another house a few streets over. The new(?) nature trail at Springer's Point was a wonderful place to explore, with its sandy trails through a low, dense, windswept forest near Teach’s Hole. (The rustic fence of gnarled branches is a great touch.) Coincidentally exploring this spot the day after the 288th anniversary of Blackbeard’s beheading nearby added a neat element of historical significance and eeriness to our discovery. So, despite the rough weather and inconveniences of the storm, the charm of Ocracoke won out once again, leaving us rested, relaxed, and with terrific memories of a Thanksgiving not to be forgotten. One question for Jude, though -- for future reference -- as Ocracoke storms go, short of hurricanes, would you say that last week's was rougher than most? Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-1164757455348575262006-11-28T18:44:00.000-05:002006-11-28T18:44:00.000-05:00Hey Jude! Now, that would make a good song title, ...Hey Jude! Now, that would make a good song title, don't cha think!? I figured the weather played havoc out there just like it did all the way up the coast. Glad all is well, but didn't it make all you guys all warm and fuzzy knowing that some of us were concerned about you? You're like family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com