Kayaking

The Best Laid Plans…

Sometimes the best of plans just don’t come together.  I found myself with a relatively free weekend and the urge to head down to the Outer Banks for a little paddling.  The forecast was perfect with highs in the mid 70’s and mid 50’s at night.  I was also in the mood for a bit

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Ocracoke to Portsmouth Island

My 2008 kayaking sort of picked up where it left off in 2007 – on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I wanted to try to get down to Ocracoke before the tourists and the mosquitoes. Well, we beat the tourists but apparently you can’t outrun the mosquitoes. The NPS campground at Ocracoke wasn’t too

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Ocracoke Island, NC

It had been several years since I’d been to Ocracoke Island, and with the National Park Service campground closing in a couple of weeks, I decided to head down for a bit of paddling and photography. After setting up camp, I hopped on the bike and rode down to the Village in time to catch