snocracoke

People on Ocracoke get really excited when it snows. Any accumulation of snow on the island is novel enough to fondly be remembered for years. There was the "blizzard" of 1980, with actual snow drifts and power outages (commemorative T-shirts were printed). Around seven years ago snow fell all night and we woke to a winter wonderland. Everyone bundled up and spent the day outside playing. This involved attaching waterski tow ropes to trucks and dragging one another around town on anything that slid: boogie boards, skim boards, in some cases actual snow boards.

We didn't get much snow during this last storm. The dusting made the island feel cozy and wintry, and the holiday lights are twinkling brighter than ever. The Ocracoke Working Waterman's Association Oyster Roast is this weekend. Hallelujah, oysters!