Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, is a sixteen mile long, sandbank island with ferry terminals at both ends. The Cape Hatteras ferry, docks at the northern point of the island and the Cedar Island /Swan Quarter Ferry, docks in Silver lake Harbour, the beautiful natural harbour which the small town of Ocracoke is clustered around. Ocracoke Island is a very special place, not just to my family, but to many (mostly American) tourists, and is known locally, as the pearl of the Outer Banks. The island is protected seashore and is rated the Number 1 beach in the USA. At this time of year, May, it is exquisite! It has the perfect temperature, about 73 degrees and has been sunny each day of our fortnight's stay! There are very few mosquitoes, and very few tourists, as it
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