Almost Stuck

During this last weekend we had some very tricky weather on the island.  We got a lot of wind for three days along with high tides from passing Hurricane Teddy.  The high tides were boosted by the full moon and additional northeast winds.  The result was that Highway 12, our northern link to the island, has been closed both on the island and on Hatteras Island between Rodanthe and the Basnight Bridge.  

In addition, shoaling in the Pamlico Sound ferry channel at Bigfoot Slough has limited the ferry to Swan Quarter to one run each day on a smaller ferry.  This single run is backed up with reservations for days and some weeks as reservations from the cancelled ferries have space priority.

So...we can’t go anywhere right now and we have had no mail this week and no groceries or other deliveries in a full week.  People on Hatteras Island are totally stuck as they cannot go anywhere in any direction.

Highway 12 was covered with five to six feet of sand as the entire dune system was at times washed over the entire road.  As Hugh tides have continued removal work is frustrating in that sand washes back while it is being removed.

We are told each day that the road may open and then, by the end of the day, that word is taken back.  It is just one of the great adventures of living here as discovered by many people whose vacations have been involuntarily extended!  Have fun!