Saturday morning, we woke up and had breakfast then headed to the trailhead for Neusiok Trail along NC-101. The Neusiok Trail, part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, runs through the eastern portion of Croatan National Forest, from the Neuse River to Newport River.
The northern section has been closed since Hurricane Florence, so we hiked south. The trail traverses through dense coastal forest and most of it is a real jungle.
Bushwhacking is not an option. About three-quarters of a mile from the road, a short spur led to Dogwood Camp shelter, one of three shelters for primitive camping along the trail.
A marbled orb weaver spider had made his web at the shelter.
Continuing on, there were a few little ponds along the trail.
When we came out to Forest Road 147, we ran into a large group of hunters. The trail followed the road for a while and it started raining, so we headed back.
From here, we drove back to Atlantic Beach and headed out for another walk on the beach.
It was another beautiful day on the beach. We walked east on the beach to just past the pier and then headed back.
We had enjoyed Idle Hour the night before, so had dinner here again. Then one more run out to the beach just before sunset.
Then we headed back to the mainland.
We stopped at a couple gas stations and Food Lion in Newport, but no one had firewood. So we just went back to Oyster Point and burned a fire log before going to bed.
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