Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions. ~ Nikolai Gogol
“O” is for outer, as in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
These barrier islands separate the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland and consist of: Hatteras, Bodie, Oracoke, Roanoke, and Ile d’Ocracoke. The beaches, state parks, ship wreck diving sites, and lighthouses make this a popular vacation destination.
Over thirty years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, a group of 117 weary men, women and children waded ashore and made history on Roanoke Island in July 1587, establishing the first permanent settlement of its kind in the Americas.
Three years later the colony and all its inhabitants had vanished. Their fate has been the subject of many theories and the story is reenacted every summer during performances of The Lost Colony, the nation’s longest symphonic drama. If you visit the Outer Banks, be sure to see this wonderful production!
For more information on the Outer Banks click this link: OBX
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Love Duck and Corrolla. We vacationed there with the whole family when my mom turned 80. Great.post!
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Thanks Diane!
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awesome picture!
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Thanks so much!
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The Lost Colony is my X! I had a hard time coming up with an X, so I put it there and called it X Marks the Spot–I know, cheesy, but X is hard. Anyway, I’d only vaguely heard of this before writing about it and I learned SO much. It’s really a fascinating topic.
Stephanie
http://stephie5741.blogspot.com
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I agree…X is gonna be tough. The Lost Colony is a very interesting story. If you ever get to OBX, go see the production; it’s very cool!
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That first photo could be the opening scene of a movie, it’s so perfect.
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Yeah, I really like that one…Thanks!
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