Mels Diner on the road down

Final Blog and Homeward bound!!

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May 9th 2010
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 ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more