Nags Head Day 2

This is the Bodie Lighthouse, not to be confused with the famous Hatteras Lighthouse with its spiraling black and white stripes. Lighthouses were needed as navigational aids to mark dangerous shoals, channels, or inlets and to help mariners determine their locations at sea. THat sounded good didn't it - copied it right from one of the many booklets laying around our house!



This is actually the third Bodie (pronounced body) Lighthouse. The original was an engineering and construction nightmare that was uneven and eventually torn down. The second lighthouse was blown up by the Rebel troops during the Civil War to prevent Union soldiers from using it as a lookout. This present day structure was build in 1872 on the north side of the Oregon Inlet.




Now you know all about it! Here we are with beach head and feeling the humidity from the daily storms that move in for an hour then leave.
We are having a wonderful time - playing the tourists to the hilt - enjoying visits with family and most of all relaxing with good company! OH the food has been pretty darn good too!

After dinner we went to Jockey's Ridge, the tallest sand dune on the Atlantic Coast.Over one million pepople visit this State Park each year to marvel at the commanding view of this "living" dune that shifts betwen 90 and 100 feet above sea level. The sunset views show the sun over Roanoke Sound.