Tuesday, October 2

Tour day of the area. The entire Outer Banks is a tourist area. The summers are busy with people using their vacation time to visit the 'shore'. Once fall and winter set in, there are very few people driving the roads or walking the streets. Fishing is one of the primary attractions. Bait can be caught at the various streams or inlets and then used for surf casting. Swimming is not so popular because fo the constant rip tides and no life guard stations.
There is always a breeze, sometimes a wind, blowing along the coast keep you cool. And since the Atlantic current is coming up from the Florida area, the water temperature is currently 72 degrees.

One of the prime attractions on the lower part of the area, in the town of Buxton, is the Hatteras Lighthouse.
This is the tallest brick lighthouse in the US. To reach the top of the 208 foot structure you have to climb 168 circular steps. Once at the top you have a commanding view of the area. In 1999 this lighthouse was moved from it original location. The area around the lighthouse was eroding and the future was in doubt. It was moved some 1800' inland and re-established as a working light house.