Taking the Ferry from Ocracoke Island to Hatteras Island, North Carolina

I'ts easy to find the ferry
to Hatteras Island.

Follow US Route 12
north until it ends.

Here comes the ferry.

Cars wait to board for the

hour long trip across Hatteras

Inlet to Hatteras Island.

We are parked behind a

truck & two cars

on this ferry.

A Seagull sits on a

piling as we leave

the north end of 

Ocracoke Island.

We are on board

the Neuse.

Today, we are bringing

up the rear.

The clearance on the right

side of the ship is 8 feet.

The motorhome is 12

feet 4 inches tall.

The back of the
ferry

A U.S. Coast Guard boat

is  heading south to

 Ocracoke Island.

The Passenger Lounge
is upstairs.

A bench for passengers

at the front of the ferry

A large group can sit
together in the lounge.

Other than a set of seats & a

 table, this side of the lounge

 looks like a bus.

A ferry on its way
to Oracoke Island.

Our route into Hatteras

Harbor.

This arching  route is longer than the previous route.  The preferred route has been filling in as currents bring in more and more sand.

The details of Hatteras
become clear.

This is a colorful

harbor.

Eric starts to move the
motorhome forward,
off the ferry.

One car waits to take the

ferry south to Ocracoke

Island.

After we visit the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, Eric and I will continue our drive north along the Outer Banks.