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These shots were taken in Carolina Beach while in search of food. We attempted on several occasions to enter a tiny but well recommended hole in the wall of an oyster joint but each time the place had no space. We toyed with eating at the place that had the giant, gaudy sea life figures plastered all over it (’cause how can I resist a huge octopus over the door?) but thought better and moved onward. We did have a pretty decent seafood lunch at a place called Big Daddy’s. It was the best fish taco I’ve ever had in a restaurant setting & believe me I eat a lot of them. Since dinner had been unsuccessful the night before we noticed that there were grills out by the pool at the Sand Dunes so Don decided to grill up some fresh corn on the cob, a few burgers and some tuna steak for me. After our simple but satisfying meal we headed down to the beach for a night time ghost crab hunt. We didn’t see many of the little critters so when we felt a few raindrops we headed back & all had a pretty decent night’s sleep.
Yellow caution flags are out today.
The National Weather Service was not encouraging today but we did see some sun early this morning so we ventured down to the beach. The surf was definitely rougher as we could see lots of whitecaps while walking down the beach access walkway. Of course Damian plunged right into the ocean and was promptly picked up and deposited about 50 ft south. Being young and naïve, he grabbed his boogey board and again headed off to sea.
The moment before the crest of this large wave trashes them.
The wave you saw in the picture that was bearing down on them sent them both flying onto the shore. It was not long after that the dark clouds started rolling in from the ocean.
Artsy beach shot
Anglers at the pier.
Sand castle construction commences.
We had one of our little pocket kites flying pretty well in the winds that were whipping in so we decided it was probably prudent to take down our canopy and start packing up. The sky was now really dark and we decided to head for shelter and as we stepped into the alley that leads to our room the sky opens up.
So what does one do when it’s pouring down rain at Kure Beach? Well, if Damian has a say you head to the North Carolina Aquarium.
Tanks a lot Nana & Pop for taking me to the Aquarium!
It seems many other folks had the same idea as the aquarium was pretty full. Still, it passed a few hours and Damian seemed to enjoy it.
Damian petting a
Bamboo Shark. (Neither Cheech nor Chong anywhere around)
Hanging out with the fish.
We headed outside during a brief period of no rain to walk to the outdoor exhibits. Damian & I were enjoying some really good ice cream when it once again started to pour. My cup of ice cream turned to mush really quickly with the rain overcoming it. We hot footed it back to the car & once again headed back to our little apartment.
Damian would like to be a marine biologist. I would like to be a pirate.
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