We had a "Girls' Day Out" and Beth, Grammy & I decided to go to Shackleford Banks. Shackleford is known as the best place for shelling on the east coast and also know for the wild horses that live on the island. If you have a second you should visit www.shacklefordhorses.org/about.htm . The history of the wild horses is so interesting and simply amazing! The horses have been on the island since the 16th century and DNA testing has proven they are descendants of the Spanish horses and presumed to have been brought over by Columbus. We were ecstatic to get to see several of the horses up close and personal! We also found some pretty neat sea shells!
The three of us on one of the oldest marinas in the country in Beaufort. Beaufort was founded in 1722 as an English colony making it one of America's oldest cities. It was a beautiful and quaint town and we had fun walking the streets a bit before our ferry ride over to Shackleford!
Me & Beth with one of the stallions! So amazing!!
Two of the wild horses with the beautiful ocean in the background!
Grammy found some HUGE shells. We all found some ridiculously large shells AND... we had to carry them around for three hours as we toured the island! It was quite the workout!
Showing off some of our finds! We were quite the shellers!
This picture doesn't even begin to show the amount of shells on the beach. I'd never seen anything like it and I can understand why this is one of the best shelling areas in the country!
We were proud of ourselves! Ha!!!
Walking through swamps to find more wild horses. Beth loved that part!! I have to say that I was a very impressive navigator!
All our work paid off! We came upon two wild horses as they were grazing. They never once even stopped eating to look at us. They were not interested in us in the least!
Stunning! And to think these horses have lived on this island for over 400 years.
Our ferry ride back to Beaufort! We truly had a wonderful time together! What a trip!
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