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Day 8, Camp 5 - Neuse River Campground, Craotan National Forest, New Bern, NC
Posted 12-03-2008 at 06:36 PM by Phantom
2008/11/19
Day 8, Camp 5 (2 nights @ $8.50/nite)
Neuse River Campground
Craotan National Forest
New Bern, NC
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Wed. 11/19 we hitched up and pulled out onto Hatteras Island again...
turned South thru Cape Hatteras and on to Ocracoke Island...
saw the famous lighthouses.
Very built up touristy, high-dollar coastal dunes living.
The development seems fairly out of control.
Stopped on Ocracoke Island (after a short and free ferry ride)
and inquired about where to see the famous wild horses.
We were informed... 'oh that's a misunderstanding...
the horses are only in a pen now'.
..... what??!!!! .... pass.
They must still exist on some other island!
I'm sure I've read about them somewhere!
At the end of Ocracoke Island...
we boarded another NC State ferry for a 2 1/2 hour ride
back the the mainland at Cedar Island...
across Pamlico Sound.... the biggest inland body of water in the world !
Is it 'inland' because it's surrounded by the barrier islands?
Hardly seems fair...
... It's a huge sound for sure....
Tons of sea birds on the small sand islands...
Saw dolphins breaching across the bow of the ferry.
Bunny's favorite sight so far!...
Drove down thru Morehead City,
stopped and had a GREAT dinner at 'Piccata's' restaurant.
Then up Hwy 70 to Neuse River Nat'l Forest Campground
in the Croatan National Forest
($8.50/nite w/ elec. & hot showers!... )
[but haul your own well water].
Day 9, 11/20
Saw the biggest Preying Mantis I've ever seen
right outside the forest service office door.
I nearly stepped on it!
It was nearly six inches long!
"Honest.... 'this' is six inches"...
We drove up to New Bern... it was torn up with much construction on the bridges.
Did some shopping and bought our first propane.
$25 to fill a 30# tank... I think it might not have been totally empty...
Didn't get a reading on how many gallons went in.
Burning the heater nearly every night.... close to freezing.
Day 8, Camp 5 (2 nights @ $8.50/nite)
Neuse River Campground
Craotan National Forest
New Bern, NC
ALL PHOTOS RELATED TO THIS BLOG
ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW AT:
Picasa Web Albums - Phantom
Wed. 11/19 we hitched up and pulled out onto Hatteras Island again...
turned South thru Cape Hatteras and on to Ocracoke Island...
saw the famous lighthouses.
Very built up touristy, high-dollar coastal dunes living.
The development seems fairly out of control.
Stopped on Ocracoke Island (after a short and free ferry ride)
and inquired about where to see the famous wild horses.
We were informed... 'oh that's a misunderstanding...
the horses are only in a pen now'.
..... what??!!!! .... pass.
They must still exist on some other island!
I'm sure I've read about them somewhere!
At the end of Ocracoke Island...
we boarded another NC State ferry for a 2 1/2 hour ride
back the the mainland at Cedar Island...
across Pamlico Sound.... the biggest inland body of water in the world !
Is it 'inland' because it's surrounded by the barrier islands?
Hardly seems fair...
... It's a huge sound for sure.... Tons of sea birds on the small sand islands...
Saw dolphins breaching across the bow of the ferry.
Bunny's favorite sight so far!...
Drove down thru Morehead City,
stopped and had a GREAT dinner at 'Piccata's' restaurant.
Then up Hwy 70 to Neuse River Nat'l Forest Campground
in the Croatan National Forest
($8.50/nite w/ elec. & hot showers!... )
[but haul your own well water].
Day 9, 11/20
Saw the biggest Preying Mantis I've ever seen
right outside the forest service office door.
I nearly stepped on it!
It was nearly six inches long!
"Honest.... 'this' is six inches"...
We drove up to New Bern... it was torn up with much construction on the bridges.
Did some shopping and bought our first propane.
$25 to fill a 30# tank... I think it might not have been totally empty...
Didn't get a reading on how many gallons went in.
Burning the heater nearly every night.... close to freezing.
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wow, I am so excited to read this entry. We live in Newport NC between Morehead City and Havelock. We have camped on Ocracoke and in Havelock. As for the wild horses what is out on Ocracoke is sad because they must live in a pen. That is because so many were being hit by cars! The only wild horses are on islands without cars now. Shackleford island has many, it's just off Beaufort. So glad you got to travel through this way, hope you enojoyed it.Posted 12-03-2008 at 08:44 PM by dreadydreame 
