We made it into Ocracoke last night around 4. We wanted to see the town so we stayed out late and didn't put up a post last night. We got a hotel with a marina that let us store our boats. Ocracoke was a good time. We got a real good dinner and saw the town. It is another small waterfront town with everything within walking distance. We discovered that laundry mats are forbidden on Ocracoke which is weird but explains why we cant find anywhere with coin operated laundry. We have enough "clean" clothes to make it through the day and there are marinas in hatteras that will let us do laundry hopefully.
Nick
Yesterday's paddle was overall pleasant, but the weather changed several times throughout the day. We woke up early to rainy skies. About mid morning the rain and gray skies cleared; the water turned beautifully flat and calm.
As we approached Portsmith Village the foul weather picked back up. The winds shifted to the west. With the bad weather and high winds picking up we decided to skip Portsmith and head straight across the inlet to Okracoke. I think it was a safe call, but we will definetly have to come back and see Portsmith.
Okracoke is a really cool little town and all the people have been really friendly. It sure did feel good to sleep in a bed!
Hillary
Your admission that you prefer the bed to the tent, or sleeping under the stars or in your kayak (!) convinces me (it only required a nudge in the direction that intuition inclined me) that YOU'RE NO PIRATE AT ALL. YOU'R A HOBBIT!! (A rather beautiful one, I've always thought, more Elven-like.)
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