Duck Research Pier and the Boardwalk

Itinerary

Observations

  • I am not any good at tennis.
  • Duck Pier is a leading facility for data collection about waves, winds, tides and currents.
  • The Town of Duck has done a great job with their Boardwalk.
  • Built by the Town, the osprey nesting platforms are actually used by the birds.
  • The Outer Banks is known for seafood restaurants.

Atlantic Ocean from the Pier

Measuring Instruments at Duck Research Pier

Looking toward the Shore at the Research Pier

Osprey Nest at the Duck Shore

On the Duck Boardwalk

Nature at Nags Head and Bodie Island

Itinerary

Observations

  • With its boardwalk, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is a good birding spot.
  • Locations along Route 158 are identified by an MP (Mile Post) number.
  • In Rodanthe, I bought a teal-colored swimsuit, my first new one in like twenty years.
  • I congratulate members of the Yale Class of 2012.

Looking Toward Roanoke Sound

Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve

Trees Grow at the Water's Edge in the Preserve

Bodie Island Lighthouse

Heron at Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore