All around the islands there is unmistakeble beauty. I think sometimes it is hidden just behind a dune or shrub. Just take a step off the beaten path and you never know what you will find. Here is a fishing boat dropping off a fresh catch for dinner at the local restaurants. Then there are the wetlands that we need to preserve to keep the natural balance of sealife so that we can continue having seafood to eat.
And of course you have to wait for it. And it only is around for a few minutes, if you are lucky you might get 20 to 30 minutes before and 20-30 minutes after, but that is what the big skies at the beach are all about and when it's clear, which is about 300 days a year in North Carolina, you get to see incredible sunsets.
This time I made it to the tower before the sunset. The previous blog post explained I was a few minutes late and missed the sunset. However, I was not disappointed because the sky did create a spectacular light show even without a sunset. Well, as sure as the sun rises, it sets. So here is another beautiful sunset sequence from Topsail Island in beautiful Coastal Southern North Carolina.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47723248@N03/sets/72157623843198506/show/
I rushed to beat the setting sun and actually gave up because I was too late, the sun was gone. I wasn't too bummed because there was this old military watch tower to photograph and still just enough light to get some interesting shadows. The tower was abandoned and had once been used by the military to observe the testing of some of the first jet airplanes. Much to my surprise, the sky decided to light up with color and put on a show for us to see. I hope you enjoy the serenity of the North Carolina Coast with this slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47723248@N03/sets/72157623677167029/show/
