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We did not ,but were some tents there .
Portsmouth Island Trip - November 20-23 2014
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I left Thursday evening for Meatstick's condo, where I spent the night, then drove with him up to the Marina where we met with everyone. First leg of the trip:
@ Chasing Tails, buying fishing gear:
Had to unload half the s*** in the truck to put ice and more beer in the coolers! Springs were hurting after loading up with firewood, ice, spare tire and everything else.
The drive out to the maria was super long and flat.
Cafe and view from the cafe. White pylons are where the ferry goes:
First beer of the day at 10:00am.
Moonshine's first time on a ferry:
Water was pretty calm:
Coming up to the dock:
Ranger station:
@ Chasing Tails, buying fishing gear:
Had to unload half the s*** in the truck to put ice and more beer in the coolers! Springs were hurting after loading up with firewood, ice, spare tire and everything else.
The drive out to the maria was super long and flat.
Cafe and view from the cafe. White pylons are where the ferry goes:
First beer of the day at 10:00am.
Moonshine's first time on a ferry:
Water was pretty calm:
Coming up to the dock:
Ranger station:
Cabin and shenanigans from Friday:
And the 34mph whippets, Ike and Guinness:
And the 34mph whippets, Ike and Guinness:
Saturday morning we gathered ourselves, ate some breakfast, then went driving. Our goal was to hit up Portsmouth Village on the opposite corner of the island, catch some fish for dinner, drink beer and smoke cigars. All was successful.
View of the ocean from the cabin:
Stopped for some shots right at the northernmost corner of the island. You can see Ocracoke island in the distance.
View of the ocean from the cabin:
Stopped for some shots right at the northernmost corner of the island. You can see Ocracoke island in the distance.
The trail from the beach to Portsmouth Village:
I didn't expect to get muddy at the beach!!
This is where the road stopped and we had to start walking:
These people took boats from Ocracoke over to PI, then supposedly hiked through that marsh pictured above to the beach, baby strollers and all.
I didn't expect to get muddy at the beach!!
This is where the road stopped and we had to start walking:
These people took boats from Ocracoke over to PI, then supposedly hiked through that marsh pictured above to the beach, baby strollers and all.
This house has been standing since 1850. Pretty impressive.
Lunch!
Trail back out through the swamp:
Heading out to fish after the exciting romp in the marshes:
First fishing spot on Saturday:
Meatball caught a puffer and I somehow caught a pic of the thing just starting to deflate:
Second fishing spot:
John caught a skate and a drum!
Lunch!
Trail back out through the swamp:
Heading out to fish after the exciting romp in the marshes:
First fishing spot on Saturday:
Meatball caught a puffer and I somehow caught a pic of the thing just starting to deflate:
Second fishing spot:
John caught a skate and a drum!
Winding down fishing as the sun sets:
Making dinner and nighttime shenanigans:
Making dinner and nighttime shenanigans:
Sunday morning breakfast and packing:
The other three trucks got a ride on the 10am ferry, so Meat and I waited till a little after noon for the 12pm ferry. Drank a beer, smoked a cigar and enjoyed some chocolate while waiting!
The drive home was long, but uneventful. Will post up the videos I took soon.
The other three trucks got a ride on the 10am ferry, so Meat and I waited till a little after noon for the 12pm ferry. Drank a beer, smoked a cigar and enjoyed some chocolate while waiting!
The drive home was long, but uneventful. Will post up the videos I took soon.
nice pics
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Like Eric said there were some tents out there but most stayed in cabins or in RVs. I would love to camp in a tent out there but there is definite value in having the cabins for showers and restrooms as evidenced Sunday morning when I got sick and "occupied" the bathroom for quite some time!
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
As Al stated, this trip has moved up on the must do list ...
Late start, eh?
Says the guy who cannot have a cold one for another 7 weeks and 2 days (but who's counting?) ....
First beer of the day at 10:00am.
Late start, eh?
Says the guy who cannot have a cold one for another 7 weeks and 2 days (but who's counting?) ....
Videos!!
It's stupid that they only allow you to embed two videos per post now, but there you go.
Post #205, pic 3... I'll be damned, we WERE between the trail markers on the way in!
Anybody who wants to go to PI at anytime should let @FJ Junkie know. She'll be happy to go whenever.
I had a good time, despite the wind and cold at times. We could NOT have been luckier with the weather on Saturday. Got cold again that night but it was great for a fire.
It was great that Adam was able to go after recommending this trip in the first place.
Thanks to Johnny and Adam for bringing all the beach rod holders. Next time we'll rig up some rod holders for the trucks to make transport a little easier.
It seems that lots of people in our little ONSC world want to camp on PI. Let's settle on a time with moderate weather and minimal insects and add it to the 2015 calendar.
Anybody who wants to go to PI at anytime should let @FJ Junkie know. She'll be happy to go whenever.
I had a good time, despite the wind and cold at times. We could NOT have been luckier with the weather on Saturday. Got cold again that night but it was great for a fire.
It was great that Adam was able to go after recommending this trip in the first place.
Thanks to Johnny and Adam for bringing all the beach rod holders. Next time we'll rig up some rod holders for the trucks to make transport a little easier.
It seems that lots of people in our little ONSC world want to camp on PI. Let's settle on a time with moderate weather and minimal insects and add it to the 2015 calendar.
