. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. A Ferry Tale for All Seasons B y P a m S m i t h wo blasts from the ship's horn and The Carteret slips away from the Cedar Island ferry dock to begin the two-and-a-quarter hour Pamlico Sound crossing. Destina- tion: Ocracoke Island. Moments before, families with kids, cats and dogs, hopeful fishing parties, Outer Banks residents returning from mainland business, and local commuters heading to their island jobs queued up for the trip. They'd come on motorcycles and bicycles, in cars, motor homes, and trucks
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. A Ferry Tale for All Seasons B y P a m S m i t h wo blasts from the ship's horn and The Carteret slips away from the Cedar Island ferry dock to begin the two-and-a-quarter hour Pamlico Sound crossing. Destina- tion: Ocracoke Island. Moments before, families with kids, cats and dogs, hopeful fishing parties, Outer Banks residents returning from mainland business, and local commuters heading to their island jobs queued up for the trip. They'd come on motorcycles and bicycles, in cars, motor homes, and trucks pulling boats loaded with fishing gear — license plates from as far away as Canada and Kansas attesting to the lure of North Carolina's coast. Now on board The Carteret, passengers settle in to enjoy the excursion across the mirror-like sound under a cloudless blue sky. Some, new at the ferry game, cautiously step outside their vehicles. Two veterans pull deck chairs from the trunk and arrange them on the windy deck. Continued HIGH SEASON 2000. w4 .. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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