Jockey's Ridge Barbecue

A fun filled day here in Manteo! The crew headed to Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head for the morning and lunch. We grilled some bratwursts and then headed to the beach for a swim in the ocean.

After Jockeys Ridge and swimming in the ocean, the girls decided to head over to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. The aquarium is the largest aquarium in the state — a 285,000-gallon ocean tank complete with sharks, sea turtles and hundreds of fish. Throughout the aquarium are exhibit tanks filled with fishes of North Carolina coastal habitats, including sharks and rays. They saw eels, sea turtles and more than 200 fishes in a shipwreck habitat displaying a 1/3-scale replica of the USS Monitor. They even enjoyed the hands on area of the aquarium in which they were able to pet sting rays.

The girls petting the sting rays at the Aquarium















The girls posing in the mouth of a great white shark
















The Girls at Jockeys Ridge