If I may direct your attention to the left-hand side of this page, you’ll notice I’ve added a new link for a favorite site, "Kayaking to Portsmouth." This pictoral journal comes from BlueJay, yet another member of the OBXC. He & his girlfriend recently paddled from Ocracoke Island to Portsmouth Island.
Portsmouth Island lies just southwest of Ocracoke. Accessible only via the water, the island, with its little village of the same name, is now abandoned. The village was founded in 1753, and at one time was one of the largest, most important settlements on the Outer Banks.
For an in-depth history of the island and village, go to Whispers from a Village.
I’ve yet to visit Portsmouth - I’d love to someday, however I have a real aversion to mosquitoes. For now, I’m quite content to visit vicariously through BlueJay's excellent photographs.
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