Outer Banks - Roanoke Island

On our second day in the Outer Banks, we went across more bridges to Roanoke Island, where the first British landed and settled in 1585. At least they think so. Like I said, what really happened is a bit of a puzzle. We went to the Victory Park display where they have a tall ship, the Elizabeth II, so my Dad finally got to see his boat! :-)

Ships life ring

Elizabeth II

 The tour guide on the boat annoyed me a little. I was asking reasonable questions and he was very patronizing. Still the ship was good and I got the information I wanted from someone else.

Annoying boat guide

We also had a look around a mock up of an Indian village.

Indian Chief's house 

Dancing circle

Blaming my Dad for this one! 

Canoe, hollowed out with shells

The best part of the Victory Park was the Settlement where there were two guys dressed up and showing people around the way of life of the English settlers. And you got to try some of the things, which I jumped at. So did my Dad! :-)

Using the lathe

Dad with the carpenter's knife

Dressed in Amour 

Dad in the armor.

Losing the battle :(

The smith

They were both really good and very informative. And the black smith presented me with my very own traditionally made nail which he made in front of us. Which made me very happy. :-)

My nail.

The only problem with this place was it was in a marsh-like area and I got bitten loads of times! :-( The bites are huge. In the Med, I have never really had a problem with bites. Apparently I am more allergic to the bugs here. :-( Though I did see some little lizards too which I much preferred.

Little lizard on the path railing

We had a look around the museum (which did include me and Dad trying on some of the dress-up clothes because we could!) and I brought a couple of books from the museum shop on the island and local history which I am reading at the moment and are really interesting.
After the museum, we got back in to the car and went to the top of the island to the Elizabethan gardens. The smell around the gardens was amazing! And there were loads of butterflies, so Dad and I continued our photo war.

Butterfly

And more!

Daisies

Statue of Virginia Deer, first British Child born in the US

I love this bench

Trees in bloom.

Statue of Elizabeth I.

We were hoping for a cafe in the garden to get a drink but there wasn't anything. So we headed back to our hotel for something to eat and drink and then down to the beach again. The water was just as fun and I love my little water proof camera!

Playing in the waves

Caught

:)

Dad not paying attention

And getting dunked.

Mom and Dad's shadow in the sand.

For out last night in the Outer Banks, we went to a nice restaurant called Stripers (though I keep calling it Strippers) which promise an ocean view from every table. And we got a lovely view. And the meal was one of the best I have ever had. I decided to go with just the 1/2 lb of snow crab legs and really wish I had gone for the full lb. They were amazing! 

Snow crab legs.

Dad enjoying this BBQ ribs.

 On the way out (with our half finished wine), we found a little frog who Mom saw climbing up the wall, sitting not top of the sign for the restaurant.

Back at the hotel, we sat in Mom and Dad's room and finished our wine before I went back to my own to pack.