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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Emma Colley's Random Travels

Emma Colley's Random Travels..a Photoblog post

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

"I would gladly live out of a suitcase, if it meant I could see the world." Bethany Mills

The Bodie Island Lighthouse, Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya.

These images were taken during a visit in late Nov 2014-Dec 2014.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Nags Head, Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya

Nags Head, Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya Nov 29th to Dec 3rd ,2014

This is a short trip report on our impromptu vacation to Nags Head, North Sarah Fogartya.. The weather was perfect and there were no crowds of people and traffic to deal with.

My Tripadvisor review: Hubby and I enjoyed our 4 night stay at the Comfort Inn on the beach.. The front desk staff was very helpful and nice. The free breakfast was great, many choices to pick from.. The location on the beach was wonderful to see the sunrises and we saw some dolphins swimming by..Baked cookies in the evening, were a nice treat.

Bodie Lighthouse in the Outer Banks. A great place not only to see the lighthouse but if you like birds it was an awesome spot..

Some of the swans and winter ducks seen at the Bodie Lighthouse.

A view of the Pea Island NWR

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse..

We saw lots of beautiful sunrises and sunsets..Dinners were at local restaurants such as Sam & Omie's for seafood..and the Outer Banks Brewing Station for another evening of dining..And one night was at a local pizza place..

The Comfort Inn on the beach..

A mosaic of various scenes from our visit to Nags Head, North Sarah Fogartya.. Off season is a good time to visit for a peaceful and relaxing vacation..

Thursday, December 2, 2010

SWF..Sunset

These are shots of the sunset on the last night we were in the Outer Banks. We were at the Pea Island NWR. The sunset was amazing. The Pea Island Wildlife refuge is one of my favorite places in the Outer Banks and I am sure I will be visiting there again.

These closeups are my favorites I love the birds flying across the sky and the tree.

Today 12/2 is my birthday and now I feel one day older than yesterday.

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

SWF....Outer Banks Sunrise

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!

This is another of the sunrises we saw we staying in the Outer Banks. It was great staying on the beach and being able to walk out on the beach first thing in the morning. Each morning the sunsets were different but each were beautiful in their own way. My favorites are usually the shots capturing the birds flying over during the sunrise. I enjoy simple things like seeing the sunsets and sunrises and I am very thankful for my family and friends and to see these beautiful skies.

Another of my favorites is seeing the sun's reflection on the sand and waters edge.

A zoom in on the sun

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Outer Banks

These are some of the scenes we saw while recently visiting the Outer Banks. Photos included in my mosaic are of the Pea Island NWR header photo , sunset at Pea Island, Wright Brothers National Memorial..see my previous post for more photos, Jockey Ridge State park is home to the tallest and natural sand dune, Bodie Island Lighthouse under renovation until Dec 2010 and Nags Head Woods Preserve.

Jockey Ridge State park had a nice Tracks in the sand trail.

The trail took us along the Roanoke Sound for a short time

The Bodie Island Lighthouse under renovation until Dec. 2010, but the grounds and visitor center are open to the public. They also had a nice nature trail which included a lookout tower over a pond. The pond was great for checking out the birds and ducks.

Nags Head Woods Preserve, five miles of trails in anciet oak forest. A beautiful place.

Sunset at Pea Island NWR

This is my entry for Mary's Mosaic Monday and click on my link to see more wonderful mosaics.

Thanks for stopping by to see my post. I hope you all have a great week and a Happy Thanksgiving.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

SWF...Kill Devil HIlls

These are some shots of the first sunrise outside our hotel at Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya. Kill Devil Hills is an odd name isn't it? On another post I will show some shots of the Wright Brothers National Memorial located in Kill Devil Hills. Can you believe I actually do sightseeing besides birding? For some reason I always thought the first flight took place in Kitty Hawk. We were up every morning around 6:30 to see the sunrise. We had the sunrise and sunset times memorized and tried to be in the right place each time. Our hotel was ocean front so we didn't have far to go to see the sunrise.

After watching the sunrise we would leave to eat breakfast and get an early start sightseeing and birding. The birds I saw on the beach near our hotel were mostly gulls, pelicans would fly by and a few Sanderlings. The Sanderlings are cute little peeps running away quickly from the waves. My hubby loves the rough ocean and the big waves and it can be hard to drag him away. We found some great looking sea shells on the beach and I finally got to see a live starfish. Really cool.

I loved seeing the beautiful rays from the sun rising behind the clouds. Click on the pic's for a larger image.

We were so busy watching the sun rising that I did not notice this fin ( at least it looks like a fin to me) until I looked at this shot below on my computer. I hope this was a dolphin and not a shark. It was close to the shore. I cropped this shot closer to show the actual dolphin fin and not all the waves.

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Monday, November 15, 2010

Outer Banks, North Sarah Fogartya

Hubby and I arrived home yesterday after spending three and half days in the Outer Banks of North Sarah Fogartya. My first time there and I loved it, the waves were wild and rough but the skies were a pretty blue. The road (route 12) was closed earlier due to high water in many places. Once they opened the road we were able to drive all the way down to Cape Hatteras.

We saw a lot of brown pelicans and I loved watching the pelicans as they flew all around us. Pea Island is a great place for birding.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

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