. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "We love it here," says Gaskill. "Every weekend, we have lunch here with a lot of family. Last night, I made flounder stew for 14 ; The retreat, which has a kitchen, eating area and grill, is decorated with Down East memorabilia, including a banner: "Save the Commercial Fishermen," an oyster tong, and a collection of decoys from the Hog Island Hunting Club that is now used by the Young Men's Christian Association. "These decoys were used for goose hunting during th
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. "We love it here," says Gaskill. "Every weekend, we have lunch here with a lot of family. Last night, I made flounder stew for 14 ; The retreat, which has a kitchen, eating area and grill, is decorated with Down East memorabilia, including a banner: "Save the Commercial Fishermen," an oyster tong, and a collection of decoys from the Hog Island Hunting Club that is now used by the Young Men's Christian Association. "These decoys were used for goose hunting during the late '30s and '40s," says Gaskill. "Both my father and brother worked at the hunting ; Outside, you can swing in a hammock, sit at a picnic table, or walk to the edge of the rocky. shoreline on Cedar Island Bay. Because of shoreline erosion, Gaskill says that water now covers an old sweet potato field and the site of an elementary school. The front yard also reflects Gaskill's Down East heritage. A pelican adorns his mailbox. Both a North Carolina flag and American flag flap in the sea breeze. Two tombstones enscribed with "Gaskill" stand near the fence. Gaskill says that his son found the tombstones while flounder fishing on nearby Hog Island across the bay from Cedar Island. "I tell people that I don't have to buy a footstone," he says with a chuckle. After leaving Gaskill's retreat, you pass several empty buildings and the Cedar Island United Methodist Church. Before reaching the ferry building, visitors and natives often stop at the Driftwood Motel and Restaurant for clam chowder or other Down East seafood. The restaurant is decorated nautical style with mounted fish, surfer art and a ship's steering wheel on the wall. At the terry harbor, huge rock walls surround the docks that jut into Pamlico Sound. On the right is an extensive sandy beach and Cedar Island Stables, where you can rent a horse to ride. While riding, you might catch
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