I got up late and putzed around after making breakfast. I showered and put on my cropped sweats, t-shirt, and newly laundered zip up hoodie. I grabbed the phone, the camera, and headed out the door to the beach.
As you can see the day started out overcast AGAIN. Still, no rain so I headed north. Good thing about this weather it makes for some rough surf.
Which brings out the surfers...
Of all ages, shapes and sizes. There were tons of black wetsuits dotting the beach and horizon this morning.
Someday, I have to get a good telephoto lens so that dramatic shots like this could be even MORE dramatic...LOL. Still, it was fun to watch them, so I perched on a rock and hung out for awhile. Soon, I began to think I was losing my mind as I could swear I could see movement on the ground out of the corner of my eye. Soon, it became clear to me that I was surrounded by many many ghost crabs. Also known as sand crabs and, usually nocturnal, they were out in force as it was a cool, gray day.
If you look closely, you can see two large crabs in the middle of this photo...however, I found at least two more tiny ones...and I'm sure there are more.
This little guy's burrow was right near my feet. He kept popping out and skittering away as soon as I made any movement (like raising my camera). I'll bet it took me about an hour to take this photo!
Eventually, I tired of the surfers and the crabs...right around the time that the sun finally came out!
I decided to wander south for a bit, but not as far as the last time. Soon, there were no more surfers, just surf.
I decided to head back and thought I found the entrance to my condo complex. At that exact time, the water snuck up on me and covered my feet. Luckily, I was wearing my water shoes! I also found out that I had gone too far and had to backtrack a bit to find the right set of stairs.
After toying with the idea of going out to lunch, I decided to just stay in and eat light. The weather was now gorgeous, so I set myself up with a little nosh on the deck and sat there with my e-book.
Goat brie with crackers, olive hummus with pita chips and a nice glass of red. I sat and looked out over the little slice of a view and read my book. Lovely.
Soon, I decided to come inside and just relaxed and read some more. A whole day of nuthin!
Dinnertime rolled around and I decided to make my shrimp. Alas, I had no vinegar or bay leaves...so I did have to actually leave the condo. My cooking mojo has run out and I overcooked it a bit.
While a little tough, it was still yummy. Side of asparagus sauteed in olive oil with garlic and a baked 'tater. Also finished off the last of the white. Big day for me...two glasses of wine!
I had planned to be in bed a couple of hours ago because I want to get up at an ungodly hour to get to the ferry to Okracoke in time for sunrise. I'll start with the lighthouse there and come back to re-visit the Hatteras and Bodie lights on the way back. I also want to check out Pea Island too.
Yes, I am crazy...
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