Emerald Island

We were excited to go to the Emerald Island/Crystal Cove. The day was perfect! We enjoyed walking the pier and looking over to see the dolphins and jellyfish. There were a lot of fisherpeople - one caught this shark. The water was definitely green.

Afterwards we drove along the island to Cape Lookout and had a nice lunch overlooking Carrot Island - we didn't see any of the wild horses though. :( Then we walked around Beaufort. We stopped at this Old Burying Ground - most of the graves from 1800's. Very usual way they place them - maybe the outlines are so people don't walk over them? Or to keep them in place since the soil is very sandy? We weren't sure. Nice to see a butterfly in November!

Finally we drove over to Cedar Island to see the salt marshes.

November 2022