Everyone did their own thing yesterday. Soren, Birgit & Susie hiked the Pea Island trail. More on that later. Jeff & Carrie drove to the south end of the island and bummed around. Jen laid out on the beach all day. I spent the day poolside, reading. Wow, the water in the pool is COLD! Soren has been swimming daily - Danish people must have a high tolerance for freezing temperatures. I was not aware that water could be that cold without formation of ice. I also watched the kite boarders for a while. It looks like it would be a blast - they really fly along!
The adventure of the day was the Pea Island hike. Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is just north of Rodanthe. Soren, Birgit & Susie left for their trek in the late morning, returning mid-afternoon. I'll let Susie tell the story:
"Pretty day, lots of Large white herons, geese, ducks, ibis, Great Blue Heron, Tri-color Heron, AND one million mosquitoes. It was an intense walk for all of us. The folks from Denmark will remember our day at Pea Island. The walk ended perfectly tho, with a 2 mile walk down a nearly empty beach. Finding beach treasures of shells and driftwood. Watching the birds feed in front of the tides and scurrying back up the beach to avoid getting wet from the waves. Walking along until we saw the wreck of the Orient in the surf. A lover-ly ending to our day. What a relief. Fortunately, here in the Island Jewel area, there are no biting bugs!! As Birgit said, "There were many, many mosquitoes, NO JOKE ........."
I felt soooo sorry for them when they returned to the Island Jewel ..... tired, sweaty and bloody.
Harry arrived last night, and once again introductions were made. It's really been fun seeing all of these strangers interacting with one another. We all had drinks on the top deck and played Yahtzee! and worked on the 2 puzzles. Then we had dinner - see picture. After dinner we had coffee & Kahlua ...... very relaxing and a lot of conversation.
Today is a beach day. I won't be out for very long, as I burned a bit yesterday at the pool.
More later!!!!
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