Picture of the Week
Priceless moments captured right here on Hatteras Island!
Thank you Naomi Baldiga for submitting this precious photo to our Facebook page.
Happy Mother’s Day from all of us here at Surf or Sound Realty!
Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry Service Update
Currently, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service is still having difficulty due to shallow water conditions in the Hatteras Inlet channel. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, dredging is scheduled to start early Saturday, May 12th to attempt to alleviate the situation.
Because of temporary suspensions or size and limit restrictions on ferry runs, the Ferry Divion of NCDOT has added two additional departures from both sides of the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke route for this weekend in order to accommodate travelers.
There will be a 7am and 1pm departure from Swan Quarter to Ocracoke, in addition to the regularly scheduled 10am and 4:30 departures. From Ocracoke to Swan Quarter, there will be a 10am and 4pm departure, in addition to the regularly scheduled 7am and 12:45 runs.
The Ferry Division will continue to monitor the channel and could possibly extend extra runs. Reservations must be made for the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry and can be made by calling 800-BY-FERRY and pressing “2″ or by visiting NCDOT on the web.
Updates are available by calling the Hatteras ferry terminal at 252-986-2353 or by following NCDOT Ferry on Twitter.
Safe travels!
Don’t Miss The Boat!!!
On Monday, May 14th, starting at 10am, you will have the rare opportunity to witness a very special pre-season beach drill to be performed by the United States Coast Guard! This Beach Apparatus Drill is also known as the Breeches Buoy Reenactment and will presented by The Chicamacomico Live-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum located in Rodanthe at milepost 39.5.
Take a trip back in time to the site of the most-highly awarded maritime rescue in American history!
Click here to experience this daring rescue with the surfmen of the USCG!
The schedule for the day is as follows:
10-11am Instructions for flotillas
11-12pm Beach Apparatus Drill performed
12-2pm Cookout and Social
Admission is free with regular site admission. Adults: $6, Seniors 62+ and Youth 6-17: $4.
Be sure to bring your appetite for a delicious $5 hamburger or hotdog plate, which includes sides and a drink!
Don’t miss the boat, folks! Grab a buoy and hold on tight as you experience this amazing performance!
For more information check out:
Hatteras Ferry Temporary Suspension and Delays
This information just came to us from NCDOT:
Suspensions or Delays Could Continue at Hatteras Ferry Route
RALEIGH Travelers using the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route could encounter delays, load weight restrictions and possible suspensions due to extreme shoaling of the Hatteras Inlet channel. Brisk northeast winds, lower than normal tides and the narrow channel situation has created a safety issue that requires constant monitoring by the N.C. Department of Transportations Ferry Division.
The shoaling in the channel began post-Hurricane Irene. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to resolve the problem, as the channel falls under federal jurisdiction.
Visitors to our area need to be apprised of the situation, stressed Ferry Director Harold Thomas. He is calling upon local residents, businesses, restaurants, motels and vacation home rental agencies to assist in spreading the word.
Sunday evening, May 6, some visitors had to remain on both sides of the route when operations were suspended due to the unsafe conditions. Getting people where they need to go safely is our top priority and we want to get the word out that conditions at the inlet can change in an instant, Thomas said.
Travelers can sign-up to receive messages on Twitter by going to www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry or call the Hatteras terminal at 252-986-2353 for updates.
Picture of the Week
It’s Fan Photo Friday!
Thank you to Charles B. Richardson for submitting this beautiful rainbow over Salvo on Hatteras Island accompanied by a very touching story. How could we choose another photo over this one?
“For a number of years our entire family has vacationed at OBX. The picture shown here is the first year after my Mother-in-Law Kathy passed away. She loved rainbows and our first day there we got a double rainbow. It showed us that even though she wasn’t with us that year, she really was.” - Charles B. Richardson
Picture of the Week
What a great idea!! Wouldn’t you like to sit on the deck of that Hatteras Island vacation home with some friends and be able to see the ocean from any direction you look? We would!!
Thank you Liz House Garcia for submitting this photo on our Facebook page.
