We did finally, reluctantly, leave the lovely North Carolina beach. Before we left, however, we took another walk and I modeled what is sure to become a fashion craze: shrimp head fingernails! They're soooooo elegant. Soon, everyone will want them.
Everyone may not want a scraped nose like the one I am also modeling. I tripped over Molly's leash and fell flat on the ground while trying not to flatten Molly! Don't worry - we're both fine.
We really enjoyed watching the variety of birds that live on Cape Hatteras. Sandeep photographed these black birds swinging on the beach grasses. We followed little flocks of shorebirds down the beach, watching them hurrying around on their extra-long legs. We also saw pelicans flying and swimming, and egrets and herons standing picturesquely as we drove through the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on our way back up the cape.
We drove back west along the same roads we had followed east, stopping just outside of Raleigh for the night. We camped at the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. We had heard that North Carolina has been suffering from a drought; the lake was a dramatic illustration of the water shortage. The lake is Durham's water source, and the water level is extremely low. The banks were exposed for many feet all around the shoreline. A tiny amount of rain fell during the night; we were grateful for it, on behalf of North Carolina.
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