Kitty Hawk to Duck

7.25 miles
3 mph
up the northern gut to martin's point
out in albemarle sound with a 15 mph wind out of the sw
mr. heron
2 egrets
1 turtle
cardinals
red winged blackbirds
ospreys galore
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Exploring The Guts

7.5 miles

2 hours

we put in @ the kitty hawk boat ramp

took a leisurely tour of several guts

when we got in the spur off of the newfoundlin gut the weather took a turn for the worse

the wind started blowing out of the west and the sky darkened

we double timed it back to the boat ramp and beat the impending thunderstorm

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Pea Island

4.6 miles
1hr 45min
2.62 mph
first paddle of the season
not much wild life
ibis & egrets, but no regrets
beautiful day

located on the north end of hatteras island, a coastal barrier island and part of a chain of islands known as the outer banks.
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Jockey's Ridge

5.5 miles

we put in at the south end of jockey's ridge state park

and headed north hugging the coast

into nags head woods nature conservancy

tucked into a little cove, beached and ate lunch

wonderful late fall outing

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Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

5.25 miles

headed east via the paddling trails

to the end of sawyer's lake

took the red trail on the way back

and exited into the main milltail creek

headed north looking for alligators

but there was no siting this time around

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Oregon Inlet

5.5 miles

put in at the oregon inlet boat ramp

there was a little sandy beach we used as a ramp

paddled north towards bodie lighthouse before returning

and exploring a number of little guts through some islands

left some islands for future peregrination

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Kitty Hawk/Martin's Point Loop

12.75 miles

solo paddle

put in at the kitty hawk boat ramp

headed south of the northern gut

then west around the southern tip into the open sound

headed north past avery pond 

then under the bridge to martin's point

around martin's point and south 

down ginguite creek under the covered bridge

(saw mr. heron)

and back to the boat ramp

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