Monday in Manteo

Monday in Manteo (May 10)
View of sunrise from our room. Nice Continental breakfast, there was one hot offering: sausage biscuits. No other takers for the 11 a.m. cruise on the Downeast Rover, a 55-ft schooner based at the Manteo waterfront that sails Roanoke Sound so left our phone number in hopes for an afternoon sail.
Plan B was the Elizabethan Gardens, a serene spot with gardens, paths, benches, water-view gazebo and small nursery. This place is never a disappointment. I can visit a big garden center and walk out empty-handed, but I’ve never left EG without at least one plant (this time five).
Afterward visited the Manteo Hotline Thrift shop, for Amy apparel but found nothing so headed over to Nags Head to another Hotline—this one across from the Ben Franklin (MP 10). Got a few things, back to Tanger Mall, bought a skirt at Dress Barn. Lunch at a KFC/Taco Bell combo at MP 16 when Kim called—we could sail at 3 p.m.
So off we went at 3 on the Downeast Rover. My Sanyo camera jammed, the second one to have lens freeze. Great sailing day though cool. We sailed into the Roanoke Sound, the helmsman had to be extra vigilant dodging crabpots, which were everywhere, including the channel. The first mate, Brian, also works at the restaurant 1587, which is part of the Tranquil House Inn, though closed on Mondays.
Dining choices limited on Mondays, so back to the Full Moon Café, though this time we studied the menu in advance and our bill was half the previous night’s!