Outer Banks Done!

Several good things from my trip to North Carolina's Outer Banks: I collected substantial information for my new novel about lighthouses of the Banks and the battles that have incurred shipwreck after shipwreck over the centuries. Also, as importantly, we made contact with the Jennette family who have generations of lighthouse keepers in their blood. They operated the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse for generations and the family still lives in the area. My wife was discussing the reason for our trip with our hotel desk staff only to find she is a descendant of Unaka Jennette, one of the most prominent of those who lived at and maintained the Cape Hatteras Light, and she invited us to contact her mother, whom, she assured us, would be thrilled to chat about her experiences. Click read more for my image of the lighthouse.

Farley Dunn

The lighthouse viewed from the old keeper's quarters, now a museum, during our February, 2019, travels.