The second day of our North Carolina trip last week we intended to drive down through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and explore some of the waterways near Swan's Quarter. Unfortunately, the road was closed due to a wildfire that is burning in Dare County. Nearly 4000 acres have burned and smoke covers a large portion of eastern North Carolina. Investigators have determined that the fire was caused by lightening.
We studied the map for a few minutes, and decided that the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge looked promising, so we headed west. After a stop in Columbia for lunch (Mike's Kitchen--recommended if you are in the area) we put the boat in the the Roanoke River.
The Roanoke River is much larger than the Scuppernong, and there were power boats zipping up and down the river. Because of the threat of rain, I was carrying my 8 year old point and shoot camera, but it started acting up on me and this shot of the flowering water lily was about the only usable picture of the day. Later the sun came out and the day turned warm and summer-like. It was a good day to be out on the water.
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