Visiting Bald Head Island

 Nov 9/10th - We love it when we decide to stop and explore a new place. Today our new destination was Bald Head Island. This Island is right at the mouth of the Cape Fear River and fortunately we had excellent weather so the seas were not a concern. Early morning we pulled into the Bald Head Island marina and resort. All we can say is WOW! The marina is surrounded by cape cod style 'cottages' and everything was pristine.
Our first day there we decided to walk around and check out 'Old Baldy' the stone Lighthouse. Part of the tour included the lightkeepers cottage and the walk up the steps to the top of the lighthouse. Old Baldy had been renovated so the original iron circular staircase was no longer there, in its place is a wooden circular staircase. There are resting platforms in a couple of spots for those that require a little place to catch one's breath without being in a climbers way. The climb is well worth it because the views from the top were spectacular. Later in the afternoon we took advantage of renting the golf cart for 24 hours. We wasted very little time and toodled around for an hour or two to see some of the local beaches.  As we came down a path we spotted what we thought was a puppy on the road. Lo and behold we spotted our first red fox and it was a beauty!
Our second day we 'toodled' around the island on the golf cart. The captain had a blast driving the golfcart along the narrow winding roads. The roads lead through many small 'cottage areas' that are nestled in very natural woodland and they then lead to the sandy beaches on the ocean side. We had a great time walking along the sandy beaches. In the afternoon we enjoyed a fantastic lunch at the Country Club by the pool. Back in the cart we went and explored more of this wonderful small resort island. By the end of the second night we were exhausted but had a fantastic stop on Bald Head Island.