1282 October 11, 2025 Ferry Interrupted

We were supposed to leave Ocracoke today. It was raining this morning but the wind seemed to be fairly tame.  We decided to wait until later in the day to check the status of the Ocracoke to Cedar Island Ferry.  We had reservations for the 1pm passage.  At 9:30, I got a text saying the ferry service was interrupted because of the weather, a nor’easter moving up the coast.  All ferries were cancelled for the remainder of the day and ferry service would not resume until it is safe.

I drove to the ferry terminal to change our reservation.  We now have plans to leave at 4:30 tomorrow evening but looking at the forecast, that appears to be unlikely. 

Tim decided to brave the rain and wind and he walked into town and to the gym.  He did his workout and then called me and asked me to meet him at Dajio for lunch.  The fried oysters were amazing!

A moth on the screen at the restaurant.

We had a long and quiet afternoon.  We decided to take a drive at 2:30. We took an access road to the sound side.  There were white caps and it was windy but not too crazy.  

After about 6 miles, Route 12 was closed.  We later learned that the waves were splashing up and over the dunes and the northern end of the road was flooded with overwash.  The ocean was spilling onto the highway.

Then we drove out onto the beach.  We saw about 12 other cars and trucks.  There were a few hardy fishermen standing on the shore with lines in the water.  The ocean was rough and beautiful and powerful.

We ate eggs for supper.  We had thought we might go across the street to listen to music again tonight but it’s too nasty to be outside. 

The rain is currently pounding and driving and coming in sideways.  Looking at the weather radar, we appear to be in the yellow portion of the map, getting the heaviest rain. The wind speeds have risen and are currently at 33 with gusts to 46.  In the next hour, wind speeds will increase to 40 with gusts to  56.  The RV is rocking a little bit but not as bad as it has in the past in other storms.  We still have power which is pretty remarkable. 

We shall see what tomorrow brings.  We are keeping an eye on the forecast.  There is nothing to be done but to wait it out.  Tim thought to fill our fresh water tank and to dump our grey and black tanks.  We have plenty of food and water.  We are tucked into a campground where we have some protection from the wind and we are parked right next to another large RV and he is blocking wind for us as well.  We are warm and we are dry and we are only a little bit bored.  It is all part of our adventure!