![]() This is definitely a casual beach ride, no shoes is fine! We wore shorts, shirts and water shoes - no need for jeans or tennis shoes. They also allowed our kids to feed the horses carrots (which we brought with us) after the ride. They sanitized the provided helmets before giving them to our kids. They also were very friendly in taking lots of family pictures we asked them to take. They even let mom ride with son for a portion of the ride. They walked the whole time, so perfect for young kids. The horses walked on the beach and in the surf. There were 2 very kind and personable guides that walked beside the horses. The horses were extremely calm and well-trained. The kids walked freely on 2 beautiful horses, Gus and Shadow, along the beach. We drove 2 hours south from Kitty Hawk to surprise our kids with a horseback ride on the beach! It was worth the 2 hour drive! These seemed like odd "oh by the way" topics, too far distantly related to shipwrecks for the space they were given. The panel on when Hatteras Village received electricity All the space dedicated to the evolution of diving equipment I could understand having some diving gear and talking about scavenging shipwrecks, but going into the history and displaying all the different breathing apparatus didn't quite fit in with the "mission" of shipwrecks.Ģ. Some things seemed out of place to me, such as:ġ. People often do not realize that only a small percentage of a museum's artifacts are on display at any given time - again BRAVO! Glass wall allowing visitors to view the conservation lab and what happens before an artifact is put in a museum exhibit. Every museum should have this type of exhibit - BRAVO! And the story of Blackbeard's ship Queen Anne's Revenge makes the point - Arrrr! Well done, Matey!ĥ. Panels and displays discussing what all is involved in conservation, documentation, archaeological information, stabilization, preservation, storage,Īnd displaying of an artifact - the "so what" factors of finding anything from a previous time period or civilization and the basic reason museums exist. Unique exhibit - how citizens used goods scavenged from shipwrecks including books, tables, and even sewing machines.Ĥ. It's story of survival is pretty incredible.ģ. First-order Fresnel lens - this is the largest order of lens Fresnel made for lighthouses, and the first one I've been this close to. The design of the building - the side facing the street looks like the main frame of a wooden ship.Ģ. A few things that caught my eye right away were:ġ. Having worked at a museum for 15 years, I can appreciate what all goes into the exhibiting, labeling, and rotating of artifacts, as well as the best use of space and general traffic flow. It is a nice little museum with a unique story to tell. It took less than an hour for my hubby and I to go through. The arrival of inclement weather may delay the start of work for a period of time.This museum was recommended by locals as well as found in the North Carolina Visitor's Guide, and I'm glad we stopped here. The southbound lane will be used to alternate the flow of traffic for most of the work period. Travelers can expect delays between Hatteras and Frisco during vessel removal operations. State Highway Patrol, Dare County Sheriff’s Office and Dare County Emergency Management. The National Park Service reviewed the work plan and approved a permit this morning for removal of the vessel after coordinating with the N.C. The 28-foot vessel named the Carol-ina grounded on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore during the early evening hours of Sunday, June 18.Ī contractor for the owner of the Carol-ina submitted a work plan yesterday afternoon to the National Park Service to use a crane to lift the vessel over the dune and onto a trailer on the northbound lane of the highway. ![]() Highway 12 will be closed so a crane operator can safely remove a recently grounded vessel from the beach. For up to two hours, the northbound lane of N.C. Highway 12, between Hatteras and Frisco, beginning around 11 a.m. Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitors will experience travel delays along N.C.
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