Hatteras Village & Lightship

Vintage Postcard of Hatteras Village

Vacation: More of Day 3

Saturday afternoon, September 28th, 2008

We were here! As tradition dictacted, our first stop would be to check out the rental. Driving towards the ferry landing, I was gratified to see that not much had changed along Route 12. The big, old white building across the street from the Red & White was standing empty. Hmmmmm ..... I wondered if it's for sale? Thankfully, only the one Wings still occupied the village - As much as I despise Wings stores, they were having a sale! 50% off everything in the store! I would need to check that out! (I'd later regret that decision.) And, look there! That huge construction site we wondered about last year on the curve just south of Lee Robinson's, was Seaworthy Gallery. Very beautiful.

The highway divided .... "Beaches" to the left, "Ferry" to the right. Bearing left, I caught sight of the backside of Lightship. Left onto South Beach and another quick left on South Beach Court and we were there.

Slowly cruising past the cottage, we agreed that the exterior was certainly beautiful - but knowing not to judge a book by its cover, we decided to hold off our final judgment until we saw the interior.

With two hours left to kill, we drove back to Teach's Lair Marina for a lingering lunch at the Island Bar & Grille. Ahhhh ..... my first crabcakes of the season! They were served with homemade potato chips - tasty, but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to order them. Overlooking the Pamlico Sound, the restaurant has some of the best dining views on Hatteras Island. Watching the fishing fleet returning in the late afternoon or viewing the ferry departures and returns makes for relaxing entertainment.

Hooray! It was finally time to pick up the key - I dashed into Midgett's and we headed back to South Beach. We pulled into the driveway and leaving the groceries and luggage in the car, we immediately went into the cottage to check out the accommodations. They were ............. PERFECT! Tomorrow .... If I can figure it out, a slideshow of the cottage and the arrival of Chris & Katie.