So where did we end up?
The beautiful town of Beaufort! And it was such a beautiful day on the coast, breezy and sunny! We walked around the town, did a little shopping...and then went on the Water Bug! I was so excited for this..it advertised that you would see dolphins and wild ponies!
If you have read any of Nicholas Sparks books you know that there are wild ponies in the Outerbanks of North Carolina. If you know anything about history you have heard stories about sunken Spanish pirate ships and the horses swimming to shore.
Our boat took us to Carrot Island, where there are 45 wild ponies. They eat the grass, dig holes to collect rainwater and live completely off of mother nature. The only human interaction is when they are given a dose of birth control to help control their population.
Carrot Island is tiny. As we passed by I was starting to get nervous that we wouldn't see any horses. But then I started thinking..if the island is so small and there are only 45 of them..where the heck do they hide!? The water was beautiful, we saw lots of sailboats, birds, nice houses...and finally THE HORSES!
After our tour we went to the Maritime Museum. There were lots of cool Blackbeard things, whaling information and other interesting displayed! Of course we took advantage of the photo op!
We had some lunch, did a little more browsing and then headed back to Jacksonville. Nana wanted to rest, so me and Mom dropped her off and picked up my wedding dress. We finally brought it to the dry cleaner! If it can be saved from the Trash the Dress session I'm going to be giving it away on here (and only charge shipping...which is about $60!) We got some lattes, headed to the mall...and picked up my sleepy puppy! Three straight days of puppy camp has wiped her out! She has been in this position for over an hour!
We are going to order some pizza soon and maybe crack open one of our bottles of wines. We are all so tired from our adventures!
