Itinerary

• 158 to 64 and across the bridges to Roanoke Island
• Fort Raleigh Historic Site
• Interpretive Nature Trail
• Elizabethan Gardens
• Jockey’s Ridge State Park
• Outdoor pool swim

Observations

• The fate of the Lost Colony settlers is still unknown.
• Roanoke Island was the site of the Freedmen’s Colony during Civil War times.
• Sculpted by a woman, the Virginia Dare statue has had a troubled history.
• The hang-gliding competition at Jockey’s Ridge was postponed due to high winds.
• I didn’t see any animal tracks along the nature trail, though we did see birds.
• The water in the outdoor pool at the time-share was cold!

Reconstructed Earthen Fort

Entrance to Elizabethan Gardens

Virginia Dare Statue

View of Sunken Garden from Hornbeam Walk

Ancient 400-Year-Old Live Oak

Start of "Tracks in the Sand" Nature Trail

Jockey's Ridge State Park Sand Dune