Yesterday was a day for surprises. I tried to catch a beach sunrise but was thwarted by the CAMA access point to the beach not being unlocked on time.
I did manage to catch the sunrise on my way back across the bridge from Emerald Isle to Cape Carteret.
Yesterday it turns out was also the town of Cape Carteret's 48th birthday. We managed to get treated to some excellently prepared burgers and hot dogs that were even cooked over real charcoal by Harvey Ellis, the town's mayor.
There is nothing like living in a small town for getting in touch with your government as I often write on my Southern Outer Banks site.
I also took a picture of our first green tomato which had showed up the night before.
This morning my friend Mike, whom I race against each year in the great tomato race, told me he already had a tomato from his Lewisville, NC garden.
Fortunately he then admitted that he had planted a hot house tomato plant with tomatoes already on it.
We are both worried about the weather, and I know Roanoke and SW Virginia are still really dry also. There was an article in the Raleigh paper yesterday about the severity of the drought in western NC.
Then late last night there was news about tropical depression Barry forming. Though predicting the paths storms will travel is a challenge, the current forecast is that on the coast of NC we will see the remnants of Barry later this weekend.
The predictions are that the Crystal Coast, Southern Outer Banks area, will get two to three inches of badly needed rain. The Raleigh area could get three to four inches of rain. Right now significant precipitation is supposed to stop at Greensboro which leaves my friend Mike high and dry in Lewisville just a little west of Winston-Salem.
Our forecast map also showed Roanoke getting one tenth of an inch of rain from the storm.
The other surprise yesterday was that a second alligator in a week showed up in neighboring Onslow County which is just to the west of us. This 9 ft gator climbed into the one of the water tanks at the water treatment plant.
Are alligators a sign of global warming?
I have also updated my restaurant guide to the Crystal Coast with the article "On the trail of some treats from the sea" if you want to read about the great seafood that awaits visitors.
June 1 was also the day that the latest "Dropping Anchor" hit the stands. Just click on the link and it will take you to their homepage where you can download the latest version as a PDF. This month's issue has a great article about shelling and even one by me about Beach Accessibilty.
I also have a web site with pictures of accessible trails which we are so fortunate to have in the Emerald Isle-Cape Carteret-Cedar Point area.
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