“It’s an adventure, and it’s safe as we can make it,” Neal says of a Tower stay. Station FPSN7 - Frying Pan Shoals, NC Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center C-MAN Station DACT payload 33.485 N 77. Neal was on the Tower with three of his children during Hurricane Arthur while the structure lost a few solar panels and one window during the Category Two storm with 100 mph winds, he said it otherwise felt like a “gentle rocking motion,” a sensation visitors experience throughout the weekend, hurricane or no. Station List View the latest observations near East Pacific Hurricane Adrian and East Pacific Tropical Storm Beatriz. Seventy percent of guests visit on weekends April through June, September and October are the most popular months, though Neal says there’s often a group who rings in the New Year.Įven in hurricane season, the Tower remains open. Golfers can even tee biodegradable golf balls into the ocean, to the delight of fish (the balls are made of fish food). Daytime activities include skeet-shooting biodegradable clays, playing corn hole or billiards, snorkeling or scuba diving the protected reef waters below, and sunbathing on the helipad. Guests can either charter a helicopter based in Southport, North Carolina, which brings them to the Tower helipad in 20 minutes, or they can hire a powerboat or bring their own boat, as Cushman and his crew did.Īfter a Friday evening arrival, visitors can gaze at the night sky of an incredible constellation showcase and shooting stars.
While Cushman described the lodging and amenities as “very comfortable,” boarding can be daunting, depending on your choice of transport. Tower staff provides meals, but guests often fish the nearby Gulf Stream and cook their catch that evening. About 90 percent of the time, the Tower runs on solar power, though it also has a small generator. The Tower has two working bathrooms that use water caught during rainstorms in 11,000-gallon holding tanks. The two-member crew, usually Neal and/or his family, shares an additional room. The Tower now has eight bedrooms-five twin bedrooms and three queen bedrooms.
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