Seafarer Sail On Program Visits the NC Aquarium at Roanoke Island

After Jockeys Ridge and swimming in the ocean, the girls decided to head over to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. The aquarium is the largest aquarium in the state  — a 285,000-gallon ocean tank complete with sharks, sea turtles and hundreds of fish. Throughout the aquarium are exhibit tanks filled with fishes of North Carolina coastal habitats, including sharks and rays. They saw eels, sea turtles and more than 200 fishes in a shipwreck habitat displaying a 1/3-scale replica of the USS Monitor. They even enjoyed the hands on area of the aquarium in which they were able to pet sting rays.

                              The girls were able to touch sting rays at the NC Aquarium

                                           The Girls in the Mouth of a Great White Shark

Seafarer Sail On Program Visits Jockeys Ridge

The crew elected to spend the day in port at Manteo and at Nags Head on the Outer Banks. We spent the morning at Jockeys Ridge State Park. Jockeys Ridge is the tallest natural sand dune system in the Eastern United States. Located in Nags Head, it is one of the most significant landmarks on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

                                                        The Girls at Jockeys Ridge

                                                       The Girls on Top of Jockeys Ridge