part 4 of 4: melissa and katey come to visit!
melissa and katey (aka MMM and KK - long live mayo clinic initial names!), a few of alissa's (ALF) old mayo coworker friends, visited us THE DAY AFTER hurricane earl swept through. it was an intense time of juggling whether or not their flight would even fly in, how extreme earl would actually be, and if we even would have power and electricity for them if they were to arrive. luckily the power did not go out (hallelujah!) and their vacation did not turn out to be as primitive as anticipated. to doubly add to this uncertainty, mike was scheduled to fly out of nc the same afternoon that alissa's friends were supposed to fly in...zoinks! but both flights were on time and went just smoothly. mike flew to mn to visit with family since alissa's friends were here for the same overlapping time period. a wonderful time was had, both in nc and in mn.
katey and melissa! first night in. we tried out the crazy coyote...quite an interesting experience...ask either of these two ladies if you want details...
mad lib! this was our game of choice over their vacay! SO FUN. one could play for hours!
blackbeard!! melissa is a blackbeard fanatic so we toured the beaufort maritime museum and learned more. this guy was a notorious pirate who sailed the 'queen anne's revenge' ship in these waters back in the day. the ship's wreckage is just up the shore from us, in the beaufort inlet, but it is still not fully excavated so it is currently off-limits. this guy was quite a character with his many aliases! in 1718, though, he was captured and decapitated on ocrakoke island, which is inbetween cape hatteras and beaufort.
why there he is, mr. blackbeard himself, shaking melissa's hand!
"the only photo op in the museum," according to its sign. so of course, we had to indulge ourselves!
arrrr, mateys
beaufort is just teeming with historic sites all over the place, including this!
while in beaufort we also visited the old burying ground. cemeteries tell such intricate and untold yet mystifying stories, making them curiously inviting. all the while keeping respect for those who have passed, the headstones and layout all share details just waiting to be read.
"here lies the remains of the sellers killed during the tuscarora indian war, september 1711." although there are no physical headstones, hundreds of skulls lie underneath the ground there.
there is something serene about this
early stonework. they all had their purposes; it was interesting to learn.
western view of the cemetery
walking along the beaufort boardwalk!
cute, quaint beaufort businesses on the water
beaufort boardwalk
beach time. a huge chunk of their time here was spent sunbathing on the beach. the weather was absolutely gorgeous the entire time - not one rainy or even cloudy day! labor day weekend is the ultimate end to the tourist season here on the island, and the beaches surely showed it with last-minute beach-goers.
mel and katey attempting to absorb as much vitamin d as they possibly can before they need to return to mn...
shirley joined us to soak up some sun for a bit, also! though she was slightly more interested in gnawing on a partial conch...
happy hour on the beach! yuengling is an east coast beer, comparable to blue moon. the perfect cool beverage to cap a hot day!
sunset on the beach
melissa and katey (aka MMM and KK - long live mayo clinic initial names!), a few of alissa's (ALF) old mayo coworker friends, visited us THE DAY AFTER hurricane earl swept through. it was an intense time of juggling whether or not their flight would even fly in, how extreme earl would actually be, and if we even would have power and electricity for them if they were to arrive. luckily the power did not go out (hallelujah!) and their vacation did not turn out to be as primitive as anticipated. to doubly add to this uncertainty, mike was scheduled to fly out of nc the same afternoon that alissa's friends were supposed to fly in...zoinks! but both flights were on time and went just smoothly. mike flew to mn to visit with family since alissa's friends were here for the same overlapping time period. a wonderful time was had, both in nc and in mn.
katey and melissa! first night in. we tried out the crazy coyote...quite an interesting experience...ask either of these two ladies if you want details...
mad lib! this was our game of choice over their vacay! SO FUN. one could play for hours!
blackbeard!! melissa is a blackbeard fanatic so we toured the beaufort maritime museum and learned more. this guy was a notorious pirate who sailed the 'queen anne's revenge' ship in these waters back in the day. the ship's wreckage is just up the shore from us, in the beaufort inlet, but it is still not fully excavated so it is currently off-limits. this guy was quite a character with his many aliases! in 1718, though, he was captured and decapitated on ocrakoke island, which is inbetween cape hatteras and beaufort.
why there he is, mr. blackbeard himself, shaking melissa's hand!
"the only photo op in the museum," according to its sign. so of course, we had to indulge ourselves!
arrrr, mateys
beaufort is just teeming with historic sites all over the place, including this!
while in beaufort we also visited the old burying ground. cemeteries tell such intricate and untold yet mystifying stories, making them curiously inviting. all the while keeping respect for those who have passed, the headstones and layout all share details just waiting to be read.
"here lies the remains of the sellers killed during the tuscarora indian war, september 1711." although there are no physical headstones, hundreds of skulls lie underneath the ground there.
there is something serene about this
early stonework. they all had their purposes; it was interesting to learn.
western view of the cemetery
walking along the beaufort boardwalk!
cute, quaint beaufort businesses on the water
beaufort boardwalk
beach time. a huge chunk of their time here was spent sunbathing on the beach. the weather was absolutely gorgeous the entire time - not one rainy or even cloudy day! labor day weekend is the ultimate end to the tourist season here on the island, and the beaches surely showed it with last-minute beach-goers.
mel and katey attempting to absorb as much vitamin d as they possibly can before they need to return to mn...
shirley joined us to soak up some sun for a bit, also! though she was slightly more interested in gnawing on a partial conch...
happy hour on the beach! yuengling is an east coast beer, comparable to blue moon. the perfect cool beverage to cap a hot day!
sunset on the beach
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