Friday, July 11, 2014

Cape Lookout

Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Sea Shells on Cape Lookout
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Summer kitchen building on Cape Lookout
Cape Lookout Visit
The Flying Clubhouse - Playsuit
The Flying Clubhouse - Playsuit
The Flying Clubhouse - Driftwood
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Saltwater Sandals
Cape Lookout Light
We're back from our trip to the coast. While there, we visited the Cape Lookout National Seashore. This is one of my most favorite spots on earth. This barrier island is undeveloped and only accessible by ferry. We spent a day there, admiring the diamond-patterned Cape Lookout Lighthouse (built in 1859) and glimpsing some wild ponies grazing in the distance on the neighboring Shackleford Banks. 

There was a SW wind at 24 mph on the day of our visit. I had trouble hanging on to my hat! My camera was instantly bombarded with sand and sea spray, hence the misty photos. In a way they're quite accurate, since these are similar to the view from my windswept sunglasses! We had a wonderful, relaxing time and I hope to go back someday.

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7 comments:

  1. These photos are beautiful! It looks like you had an amazing time, and I love your playsuit.

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  2. Love this! Of course I have a thing for lighthouses, seeing as how I wrote a book about them.

    I like that this area is undeveloped. It probably means the island has changed very little since the lighthouse's heyday. It must be like a time capsule out there, and I think that's so cool!

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  3. Wow, beautiful photos! Makes me wanna go to a windy beach.

    Rachel

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  4. Lovely photography- and I feel that one of you with the hat, if in black and white, would look straight out of the 1920s!

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  5. What a spectacular place, I love the photos of you in the sea you look like you're having so much fun! The misty photos makes them look nostalgic I think.

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  6. With the sand and sea these pictures have such a great atmosphere about them. Looks like a lovely place, lighthouses are great!

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  7. oh my goodness, that spectacular lighthouse is so old and amazing! sadly, i have never been to the beach or laid eyes on the ocean. i do hope to someday. until then i can drool over your beautiful pictures and sea side outfits.
    -Abigail

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