Finishing up with the Outer Banks

As I write this we have moved on to Temperanceville, Virginia, which is on the eastern shore.  Let me finish up our stay in the Outer Banks.

We spent our last full day seeing the remaining sites we had on our list.  The first stop was Jockey Ridge State Park.  This park has the largest natural sand dune on the east coast.  It is massive and gives you the sense of being in a huge desert.

Hard to capture the total perspective but in this picture you are seeing the expanse of the dune but what you cannot tell is that is probably 100 or more feet tall.  We took a walk on one of the trails but decided not to hike to the top of the dune.

As you can see Fran is bundled up as it was cold with a wind blowing.

It extends to the sound side.

Our next stop was Roanoke Island and the town of Manteo for lunch.  Roanoke was actually the first place the US was colonized but the entire population died off so it is called The Lost Colony.  During the summer months they do a very popular play called “The Lost Colony” that attracts many well known actors. 

On the island one of the attractions is the Elizabethian Gardens in honor of Queen Elizabeth.  Very beautiful gardens over 10 acres but not sure it was worth the $9.00 per person admission.

Statue of Queen Elizabeth

One section of the gardens

A great view of the sound through the trees.

Lastly, Fran was a funny picture taking mood so I offer these two up for your enjoyment.

It was this BIG!

Water, water!