Fort Macon State Park
We had wonderful weather for most of our trip so I’m not going to complain about our last day. We knew it was going to rain so we slept in and had a late start. I thought it might be interesting to get some shots on a dreary, rainy day and I was right. Our first stop was Fort Macon State Park.
There were no tours today, maybe any day because of Covid. So we darted in and out of covered spaces, escaping from the pouring rain, within the fort learning about its history during the Civil War. After the war it served as a federal prison until 1876 and was eventually closed in 1903. It became North Carolina’s second state park in 1924.
After our visit to Fort Macon, we headed into the town of Beaufort to get a bite to eat. We had breakfast sandwich wraps.at this cute little cafe.
In the historic section of Beaufort, the road was lined with live oaks. The homes were lovely, looking out on the inlet.
Riding around in the rain, we took a drive to Cedar Island. The entire island appeared to be an estuary.
We stopped to read a sign about a little town called Sea Level. I am not sure how people live in this area since we couldn’t find a grocery store or gas station anywhere.
After much driving around, we decided to call it a day. For dinner we ate at Island Grill on Atlantic Beach. I had the best crab cake ever. Very little bread and big chunks of crab. Delicious. Bruce had scallops and shrimp over grits. He thought it was wonderful. What a great dinner to end our little vacay!
Until next time!!!
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