In September 1999, my husband and I decided to take a tour of the northern NC lighthouses. We started out tour at Cape Lookout and went up Highway 12 via car and ferry to Corolla. We returned to our home in Roanoke Rapids, NC thru the Dismal Swamp. This will be another trip later. We were ready to get home so did not visit much in the Dismal Swamp. There will be other added later of our beach vacations and wonderful seascapes taken then.
Most of the pictures were taken with a Canon Sure Shot, some were taken with a digital. They
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Approach to Cape Lookout This photo was taken on our approach to Cape Lookout National...
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Cape Lookout with keepers house Photo of Cape Lookout Lighthouse from the beach. Beautiful island, commercail...
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Beautiful photo of Cape Lookout Great shot of the Cape Lookout lighthouse. This picture was taken just as we...
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Dolphin Play As we were approaching Cape Lokout, we were greeted and followed by a pod of...
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The Beaufort NC Waterfront looking east. This picture was taken from a dive boat leaving to go out for a dive....
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NC Ferry Service NC is fortunate to have a wondderful ferry service to get tourist and locasls...
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Sea Gulls and Sun dancing on the water This scene is often depicted when using the ferry service. The gulls...
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Approaching Ocracoke by ferry When traveling by ferry, there are so many photographic opportunities....
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Ocracoke Upclose from the Water. This was a great shot of the lighthouse from the ferry. You can see that this...
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Ocracoke Lighthouse This is probably the most famous photograph of this lighthouse. Ocracoke is a...
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Ocracoke Lighthouse at Dusk Another shot of the Ocracoke Lighthouse. This one was taken at dusk and the...
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Hatteras as seen from the beach side Another great shot of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. This one was taken...
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Full view of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse This is a full view fo the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as seen from the...
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Full Close up Cape Hattteras Light This photo was stitched due to size of both pictures. Cape Hatteras...
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Looking Back A photograph showing the original spot for the lighthouse in the rear...
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The Wreck of the Laura Barnes This shipwreck is the Laura Barnes. Years ago I remeber seeing much...
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Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station Another stop on our tour up Hwy 12. The Chicamacomico Lifesaving...
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Birds eye view of the boat house This photo taken from the top of the station shows the close proximaty to the...
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Chicamacomico Boat House. Close up view of the boat house at Chacamacomico. Notice all the intriquite...
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Bodie Island Lighthouse Our next stop up the NC coast was here at Bodie Island Lighthouse. It...
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Bodie Island Lighthouse Nice photo of the lighthouse and it's keeper's quarters. This picture...
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New Bodie Island picture As stated earlier the museum and gift shop are open to the public. The...
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