![]() In fact, the original light was extended in height because it was basically ineffective during the presence of fog. Built at the point the Gulf Stream meets the Labrador current, the turbulence is legendary, and fog is a major factor. Cape Hatteras is the tallest lighthouse in the US. They were trying everything they could think of, at that time, to shore up the beach, as the sea was attempting to claim the light. My husband and I had visited Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in it’s original location, many years ago. Anyway, it was very exciting experiencing this whole unique region of the world and I was humbled by missing a major piece of research! As we waited for the ferry we searched for food for lunch but the time of year we went meant the shops were all pretty closed. When we got to the ferry line to Ocracoke, the kind guy working there took pity and let us get to the front of the line because we had one hour to get to the next ferry terminal. It was quite humorous because Siri had our car pictured just going through the ocean. I had a reservation for the ferry from Ocracoke to the mainland at 1:30 but did not know you could not drive from Buxton to Ocracoke. We would have been in trouble because somehow I had missed the only way from Hatteras to Ocracoke was via ferry. We were given cute Cape Hatteras National Seashore trading cards and a great ranger encouraged us to complete the ranger program there rather than at the visitor center at Ocracoke as I had planned. We went to our place for the night and the next day checked out the visitor center at Hatteras Island, which had a another lighthouse, a two-story museum and more great rangers. We got signed up for the junior ranger program. There was a short walk along a boardwalk. This is where we started and it was a pretty little center with very helpful rangers and gift shop. ![]() One of the visitor centers in is located in the historic Bodie Island Lighthouse Double Keepers' Quarters at the end of a short park road off of NC Highway 12 across from Coquina Beach. Wow, we had the best of times and the most stressful of times trying to experience Cape Hatteras National Seashore as we had planned.
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