Sunrise at Avon Beach.
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My daughter, Jessica, the real photographer! I am biased, but, seriously, for great photos, you should check out her website, Jessica Breuer Photography. While I just dabble at it, photography is her business. It was fun for me to watch her in action!
This is the house where we stayed for the retreat. My bedroom was the one on the top left corner.
The Marc Basnight Bridge across the Oregon Inlet, a critical hurricane evacuation route.
The abandoned Coast Guard Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station.
This historical sign led me to read up on some very interesting black history at the Pea Island Life-Saving Station (no longer existing).
I would love to go back to the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Geese and ducks were the only waterfowl that we saw up close. There were white pelicans and herons, but they were too far for us to photograph. Our timing needs to change to see the migratory birds.
The turtles were fun to see!
We also visited the Cape Hatteras Light Station where the lighthouse oversees the graveyard of the Atlantic.
Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals.
My first successful sunburst! I can’t tell you how elated I was to learn how to do this!
And because I did it once, I had to do it again!
My daughter and I rose early on the last day of the retreat and walked to Avon Beach for one more look.
The sunrise was wonderful!
After which, we packed up and drove back to South Mills.
What I Did on Vacation or Visit to North Carolina Part 1
What I Did on Vacation or Visit to North Carolina Part 2
What I Did on Vacation or Visit to North Carolina Part 3
What I Did on Vacation or Visit to North Carolina Part 4
Stay healthy.
Stay safe.
Keep smiling.
See the world around you!
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