Monday - lighthouses, sand, bridges, holes

Bodie Island Lighthouse - Erected 1872. Still has original lens glass from France (that isn't made any more!!). Wrought iron staircase not attached to wall so limit to how many people on each section. Too much wind to be allowed out on the top balcony, but great views from windows as we climbed.

Sand dunes - the whole Outer Banks is just a thin strip of land that probably shouldn't be built on - they're called Barrier Islands, that are meant to take the brunt of the storms, and allow the fragile coast (swamp) to survive.

They are in the middle of building another bridge across Oregon Inlet to deal with the traffic onto Hatteras Island. I love driving past these things.

The boys have been very industrious. We have had to check on the progress of this hole, and ban them from digging deeper...This is in the play area under the house.