Yeah Janie, Finished puttin away the flower pots and plastic furniture an hour a go. Gonna make a grocery run in a few hours. We are only expecting a Cat one and we are on the west side of the storm track. Our house is built to withstand much worse.

Stu, you are not going to see any gators on the outer banks unless they are pets. There are no swamps or bodies of fresh water. We have them in the creeks around here but in 8 years we have only seen one once and there have been a handful of published sightings in town. Though the 15 footer crossing the Carolina Beach Highway about 7-8 years ago made quite a splash in the media.

Joe the light houses are beautiful. The Hatteras light house is iconic.