Bucket List Win

Since last March, the chalkboard in our kitchen has had a list of things we wanted to do in North Carolina. For the long Columbus Day weekend, we finally checked one off: kayaking and camping on Bear Island. Except we didn't exactly kayak - we canoed. It was the only way to fit our gear plus a dog. But it still counts in my book and is definitely a trip we would do again!

Bear Island is only accessible by boat and going in mid-October when the ferries aren't running often meant there are very few people there. And no bears if you were wondering.

We canoed the 2.5 miles on a rather rough and windy day - not the easiest feat with a dog in front but we managed. We set up camp and it was so wonderful to simply enjoy the ocean uninterrupted. Cleo also loved having so much open space to run around.

 Nightfall did get chilly with the wind, but wow, was it worth it by morning. This was our view from the door of our tent - blue skies, crashing waves, and not a person to be seen. So peaceful!