Ocracoke - Summer Vacation 2007 - part two
We have returned from our Outer Banks vacation. What a great time !
In the last post we mentioned the kids had been kayaking. They showed great teamwork in the 2-man boat, and impressive maneuverability with the 1-man version.
Wednesday night, Karrie and I were treated to a delicious dinner at The Back Porch Restaurant. Karrie and I both had scallops for the main course. The dessert was amazing!
Then, the next morning, Alex, Ashley, George and I went out on Captain John's The Fish Tale.
Here is his boat.......
We had even better luck this year than we did last year, and Ashley enjoyed it as much as Alex did. We caught 35 bluefish in about 90 minutes time. It was, in the words of Trent ----- AWESOME !
Click on the video - you see Alex catching one and at the same time Ash is bringing one in. Great, great time. If you go to Ocracoke, you NEED to spend a day fishing with Captain John. He is great with kids, and taught them quite a bit about fishing. The next time you see Ashley, ask her about the traditional "Flounder Face Slap". I doubt she will ever forget THAT experience. Do yourself a favor - go fishing on the The Fish Tale.
When we got back to the dock, Captain John cleaned the fish for us. Ashley fed several pelicans. Weird looking birds.
Friday, we spent some time at the beach and then had to start gathering stuff up for the ride home. And put the roof, doors and windshield back on the Jeep. Saturday, we loaded up the vehicles and headed back to Virginia. We had a wonderful vacation. If you go to Ocracoke and are looking for a place to stay, The Captain's Landing is where you want to be. Yes, they are my in-laws, but they run a fine establishment. And you simply will not find a better view any other place.
That is all from Ocracoke !
Stay tuned............
In the last post we mentioned the kids had been kayaking. They showed great teamwork in the 2-man boat, and impressive maneuverability with the 1-man version.
Wednesday night, Karrie and I were treated to a delicious dinner at The Back Porch Restaurant. Karrie and I both had scallops for the main course. The dessert was amazing!
Then, the next morning, Alex, Ashley, George and I went out on Captain John's The Fish Tale.
Here is his boat.......
We had even better luck this year than we did last year, and Ashley enjoyed it as much as Alex did. We caught 35 bluefish in about 90 minutes time. It was, in the words of Trent ----- AWESOME !
Click on the video - you see Alex catching one and at the same time Ash is bringing one in. Great, great time. If you go to Ocracoke, you NEED to spend a day fishing with Captain John. He is great with kids, and taught them quite a bit about fishing. The next time you see Ashley, ask her about the traditional "Flounder Face Slap". I doubt she will ever forget THAT experience. Do yourself a favor - go fishing on the The Fish Tale.
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When we got back to the dock, Captain John cleaned the fish for us. Ashley fed several pelicans. Weird looking birds.
Friday, we spent some time at the beach and then had to start gathering stuff up for the ride home. And put the roof, doors and windshield back on the Jeep. Saturday, we loaded up the vehicles and headed back to Virginia. We had a wonderful vacation. If you go to Ocracoke and are looking for a place to stay, The Captain's Landing is where you want to be. Yes, they are my in-laws, but they run a fine establishment. And you simply will not find a better view any other place.
That is all from Ocracoke !
Stay tuned............
Whoa! If I hadda be surrounded alla time by them young (Karrie included) sireens, my poor heart woulda give up years ago and made an appointment for us with the crematorium.
The kid with the eye patch? Not funny. I do the eye jokes.
I useta surf fish on Ocracoke with my first father-in-law. Caught the great great grandaddies of them hatchling blues you got- come to think of it. they was striped bass-sorry). And a helluva lot of blowfish (what taste like lobster bu are a bear to skin and have a small yeller poison sac you would prolly want to avoid.).
One boring day I climbed to the top of that lighthouse, in waders! Young and stupid.Still stupid.
Great pics, Newt. BTW, care to explain the "self employed" entry in yer profile?
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Dudes! Looks like a blast. I love the DaveandKarrie.com pic in the sand. The fishing looks rocking fun as well...been so long since I went fishin'.
See yas @ the party
Rob
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