Oyster roast

Today was the fourth annual Ocracoke Working Watermen's Association Oyster Roast. It was delicious, as usual (this year they added fish stew to the steamed oysters and shrimp), but apparently our luck with weather finally ran out. It has been unseasonably, wonderfully warm (like in the 60s and one year the 70s!) every year except for this one. It was about 41 this time! We still had fun, but bare hands which are getting wet from shucking oysters and eating juicy shrimmp get REALLY cold REALLY fast at that temperature!

It was a sunny day and the light on the harbor was lovely.



The crowd seemed slightly smaller than usual, probably because some people took the food home with them to eat it someplace warmer! There was still a good number of folks who did stay outside, braving the weather and enjoying the camaraderie that is part of what makes an event like this fun.





Delicious desserts were available at the Working Watermen's Exhibit building (just down the street at the Community Square, in the old Jack's store location).



I went in for a few minutes, to warm up and see a sneak preview of the exhibits. I plan to go back another day and do a longer blog about this new location where you can learn more about Ocracoke's history.