Thursday, April 28, 2011

Outer Banks - Bodie Island Lighthouse

Time flies when you're having a fun!!  We ran out of time and decided to splurge and stay one night in Nag's Head on the Outer Banks, because although we got to see Currituck Lighthouse and the Whalehead Club, we didn't get to go to any of the shops full of souvenirs, etc.  We stayed at a cute little place on the beach:



 Beach at the hotel.  It is legal to drive on the beach during the off-season.  Driving on the beach is prohibited from May 1 - September 15 and. of course, this is for four-wheel drive vehicles.



 Although the Outer Banks are remote, they have many of the
ammenities of the city.  Even a Five Guys burger place (Milepost 9, Kill Devil Hills).

Nag's Head.



 Our first glimpse of Bodie Island Lighthouse...

Fireplace in the Lighthouse Keeper's Duplex which is now a bookstore... 

View of Bodie Island Lighthouse from the lookout point.

The Bodie Island Lighthouse is not open to the public at this time due to restoration.  The fresnel lens is currently in storage.  Until April, it looked like this...




to be continued..

Just one installment left about the outer banks.

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