It made a short round trip from Hatteras to Ocracoke, leaving only enough time for ferry division officials to enjoy lunch at sMacNally's on a perfect May day. The passage from the south end of Hatteras to Silver Lake harbor on Ocracoke took just 1 hour and 8 minutes. Woo!

All aboard! The Provincetown III will return tomorrow (May 5th), and all are welcome to an Open House on board the boat between 4 – 7pm.

Also tomorrow, a public meeting with the NCDOT ferry division will be held from 5 – 7pm in the Ocracoke School gym.

The Provincetown III carries 149 passengers and is one type of passenger ferry that NCDOT is considering to run passengers from Hatteras to Ocracoke.

Photos by Rob Temple

The Current will follow up with a story after tomorrow's public meeting.