We decided to take the ferry to Orcacake Island today. Since this 40-minute ferry ride is free, what can we loose?
Orcacoke Island is definitely a tourist spot. Multi-story Condos and apartment cover just about every inch of buildable space. Most are new and empty. We continue to be surprised by the lack of RV travelers. The campgrounds throughout the area remain empty or nearly so.
At the end of the island is Orcacoke village. Again, tourism is industry one. We looked at the lighthouse and looked around a few of the shops.
Orcacoke Island is definitely a tourist spot. Multi-story Condos and apartment cover just about every inch of buildable space. Most are new and empty. We continue to be surprised by the lack of RV travelers. The campgrounds throughout the area remain empty or nearly so.
At the end of the island is Orcacoke village. Again, tourism is industry one. We looked at the lighthouse and looked around a few of the shops.
We had lunch at Flying Melon restaurant in the village. The Crab – Corn Chowder was outstanding but the Crab Cake sandwich not prepared properly. We sent it back but the second one wasn’t much better.
The ferry ride back to Hatteras was uneventful. It was interesting watching the GPS track out in the bay.
