The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at The Bodie Island Light Station
at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
in Nags Head, NC
June 23, 2020

Bodie Island Lighthouse Quick Facts

Bodie Island is pronounced “body”. Folklore says the origin is due to the number of bodies that washed ashore after shipwrecks in these waters of the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”.

• The current Bodie Island Lighthouse is the third that has stood in this vicinity.

• Stands at 164 feet high and was first lit in 1872, electrified in 1932 and re-lit in 2013 after restoration.

The grounds feature a visitor's center in the old keeper's quarters with exhibits, an Eastern National Bookstore, and a self-guided nature trail that winds through the forests and marshes. The lighthouse and keepers house are tucked away amidst tall pines and marshland creating a quiet respite from the busier parts of the beach.

The lighthouse was originally constructed on Pea Island, south of Oregon Inlet in 1847 but was abandoned 12 years later due to a poor foundation. Rebuilt in 1859, the then 80-feet tall lighthouse was blown up by Confederate troops in 1861 fearing that the tower would be used by Union forces during the Civil War. Across Oregon Inlet in the current location on Bodie Island, construction of the new 156-foot tall black and white horizontally-striped lighthouse was completed in 1872 with the installation of a first-order Fresnel lens, eventually electrified in 1932.

Above quote from https://www.surforsound.com/things-to-do/bodie-island-lighthouse/

Below: The two RV Gypsies walked the boardwalk to the viewing tower.

Below: Sign warning to use walkways because of Venomous snakes, yet many people were cutting across in the marsh.

Below: Views from the viewing tower

Below: "Don't Poop on Me", Karen Duquette yelled as she held her camera up above her head to photograph birds flying overhead.

Below: Leaving The Bodie Island Station and getting back on the main road, The Two RV Gypsies, saw a statue of a donkey, so Karen Duquette took a couple of photos of the donkey as they drove past it. Obviously, there was different lighting at each angle.

IF you have NOT seen all of the Outer Banks menu, return there now to view the pages in the order of your choice.

OR

If you have seen all of the above sites, continue on to Pea Island Life-Saving Station in Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Below: Continue navigation of this large website via the buttons below.
OR - - Click here for maps and descriptions of travel BY YEAR (not the best way)