It rained last night but the cold front didn’t come in until this afternoon. Natalie and I had a nice hour morning walk. The sun was shining. The wind wasn’t too bad. We went later than usual and had to deal with rising tide. This afternoon’s walk was only 30 minutes because I was a wuss. Yowser! It was a winter jacket with the hood up and hands in the pockets kind of walk. There was a noticeable amount of beach erosion since yesterday. There’s one spot that I have nicknamed “Natalie’s weave poles”. She likes to walk between them as a dog would do in agility. I could never figure out why they were there. This afternoon I found out that the poles are attached to very long pieces of wood as in perhaps they were part of a pier at one time.
The Dancing Turtle’s delight of the day for me was a coconut and white chocolate mocha. It was wonderful and smelled so good. I will order it again on our last day tomorrow. I took pictures of areas of the village. Then I drove out to Hatteras Landing to shop at the Kitty Hawk Kite Shop. Liz was there and remembered my name. She inquired if I was able to get internet at Kaia’s the other day. We were talking about the blue crab dip when Dawn, the owner of Kaia’s, walked in with her two kids. I was tickled that she remembered my name, too. The main item I sought there was a flying pig windmill for my backyard. I saw it on a post Sunday as I was leaving the parking lot. I laughed so hard. It reminded me of Jere at work and his flying monkey story.
We drove north to Buxton so I could check in with my parents on my cell phone. I stopped at a few other shops on the way back including Red Drum Pottery which I promised Marion on the Bouvier list I would do. I was hungry. I planned to go out for dinner and didn’t want to eat much. I stopped at Frisco Sandwich Co. They advertised $1 tacos. I ordered one taco to go. They offered them in pulled pork and chicken. I opted for the pork. I was a little annoyed that it took so long for them to make one taco. When it was finally done the owner came from behind the counter carrying my taco like it was a precious jewel and gently placed it into my hands. It wasn’t until I got back to the cabana and took a bite of it that I understood why. OMG! The pulled pork with taco seasoning, cheese and salsa had been deep fried in a tortilla. I relished every bite. I thought about going back for another and not going out for dinner. I will just have to come back to Hatteras sometime for another one or two.
My blue jeans are unbuttoned and unzipped as I write. It was a good thing I stayed with my plan to eat at Dinky’s Restaurant tonight. Dinky’s is located on the Pamlico Sound side of the island and is on the second floor. I was seated at a window with a view of the sound and the marina below. I started with a cup of the soup of the day, crab and brie bisque. It was as good as it sounded it should be. It was served with Bavarian brown bread rolls and butter. The rolls were to die for. My entrée was Gorgonzola Chicken: a full chicken breast, a small slice of ham, garlic, mushrooms, baby spinach in a creamy gorgonzola sauce served over penne pasta and topped with asiago cheese and diced fresh red pepper. Yummy for the taste buds to say the least. I maybe ate one quarter. I am not used to eating that much. The rest is going home with me on Saturday because I can’t eat meat tomorrow.
The wind is howling tonight. Occasionally a gust shakes the cabana. I have neighbors across from me in the courtyard who started a wood fire in one of the freestanding grills this evening. We talked on the beach yesterday afternoon and this morning but didn’t know we were in the same complex. They are from Indiana and arrived yesterday. They have a beagle named Sandy who is Nat’s new BFF. Oh, Nat’s Maltese boyfriend’s name is Cooper. They were so happy to see each other on the beach this morning. J
There are errands to be run tomorrow, some walks on the beach and then it’s time to pack up. Dawn is going to have blue crab dip ready for me tomorrow to take home. Who wants to come to my house and eat crab dip on warm pita chips?
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