Springtime in Ocracoke

Why do we live where we live?  After all, we have no Walmart and no CVS, no McDonald‘s and no Home Depot.  We also have to ride a ferry nearly three hours just to get off the island and after that we are three more hours to a major city.  And, it is six hours from home to get to the airport.

We realized once again part of the answer when we saw people in California crowding the beach.  California, which many of the residents consider their paradise of a living space, with beaches so crowded it was hard to get six feet away from everyone else.

So, Trish and I went to the beach on Ocracoke yesterday.  Here is what we found there,  but maybe a picture shows it best.  I must warn you in the beginning that it was just after lunch time and the temperature was seventy-four degrees under a clear blue sky.

We looked long and hard to try to find a spot that was not already occupied by others.

We finally chose our spot and set up our chairs for a quiet time with our books.