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2014 NC Coast Trip ~ Overview 1 ~ Overview 2 ~ Overview 3 ~ Old Burying Ground ~ Overview 4 ~ More Information
Anne and Jill Go to the Coast of North Carolina ~ May 2014
Overview Page 4
Note: Identification of plants is tentative!
Day 8 ~ Friday, May 9 ~ Southport Area ~ Green Swamp, Bald Head Island & Old Baldy Lighthouse, Calabash & Sunset Beach, Dinner at Ella's in Calabash
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| Green Swamp pond Click on photo for larger image. |
Dragonfly ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Jill on the trail |
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| Pink flower ~ Click on photo for larger image. | The Trail | Many-flowered grass pink orchid ~ Caolpogon multiflorus Lindley Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Land of the Longleaf Pine | Green pitcher plants | No vehicles ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Red pitcher plants Click on photo for larger image. |
Pink orchids ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Yellow flowers in the pond |
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| Sundew ~ Click on photo for larger image. | The pond | White flowers ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
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| The truck wreck slowed us down. It happened the day before. ~ Click on photo for another image. | Emergency workers | Sign at the ferry |
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| Ferry to Bald Head Island | On the way | Deep Point Marina sign Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Oak Island across the water | Modern navigation apparatus Click on photo for larger image. |
Arriving at Bald Head Island ~ no cars allowed. ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Yellow flowers | Bridge to Bald Head Island Light Click on photo for larger image |
Old Baldy |
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| Bald Head Island | Revolutionary War Historic Marker Click on photo for larger image. |
Civil War Historic Marker Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Sign at the lighthouse ~ Placque at bottom for National Register of Historic Places | The lighthouse | Don't remember what this is! (Or maybe I never knew.) |
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| Old Baldy | Wood pole under the steps in entrance to the lighthouse is rudder of the La Rosa de Bilbao, which sank in 1804. Sign (not a very good photo) | Ladder on last landing to the top of the light Another view of the ladder Climbing this was a bit precarious!! |
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| Views from the top of Old Baldy ~ Click on photos for larger images. | ||
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| Looking down from the top Click on photo for larger image. |
Interior of the lighthouse | Crowd waiting for ferry back to Southport |
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| Dinner at Ella's in Calabash Click on photo for larger image. |
Jill on boardwalk to Sunset Beach | |
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| Waves ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Dead insects ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Sky & birds ~ Click on photo for larger image. |
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| Birds ~ Click on photo for larger image. | Ocean | Warning sign |
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| Bird on the beach Click on photo for larger image. |
Dunes & sky | |
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| Somebody's dog ~ Click on photo for larger image. | I walked a while (& took pictures), then waited here for Jill to return. |
Sunset |
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| Moon over Sunset Beach Click on photo for larger image. |
Dune & clouds | Yellow flowers beside boardwalk Click on photo for larger image. |
Day 9 ~ Saturday, May 10 ~ Home via US 74, I-85, US 321, I-40, I-26. Southport to Lunch at Ruby Tuesday
in Gastonia to Nebo to Hendersonville ~ No photos
Home | Hiking | Reunions | Excursions with Sophie
2014 NC Coast Trip ~ Overview 1 ~ Overview 2 ~ Overview 3 ~ Old Burying Ground ~ Overview 4 ~ More Information
Lighthouse photos in header in order of trip: Roanoke River ~ Edenton (1886), Currituck Beach (1875~150'), Bodie Island (1872~150'),
Cape Hatteras (1870~210'),
Ocracoke (1823~77.5'), Cape Lookout (1859~150'), Oak Island (1958~155'), Bald Head Island ~ "Old Baldy" (1795~110').
Site Photo Credits: All Anne S. Napier except as noted. Photos of Anne by fellow travelers.
Updated February 17, 2015