On both sides of US 64, pine trees have given way to thick swamp forest bordering the Alligator River.
Water, still invisible, already surrounds us.
A bridge appears, drawing an 8-kilometer arabesque above Croatan Sound, one of the main estuaries of the Outer Banks which connects the mainland to the small island of Roanoke.
A ribbon of sand facing the Atlantic, the OBX, as the Americans call them, form a coastal system where shallow straits fed by a branching of rivers and streams meet.
The mix of nutrients from the sea and land makes this lake labyrinth one of the most famous fishing grounds in the United States.
Arriving in Roanoke, only one possible route leads to Manteo.
Planted with hibiscus and magnolias, this tourist town with colorful colonial-style houses wraps around a pretty bay.
Hundreds of boats are moored along the numerous slipways, most of them equipped with rod holders...
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