You seek a container the size of a small peanut butter jar. Parking may be available within inches but Muggles are all around almost all hours of the day. Be alert and please take time to make sure that the lid is back on securely and everything is back in place.
The surrounding area is known as Colington Island and is part of the chain of barrier islands that make up the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Together these islands, separate the vast estuarine system sounds from the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Originally called Colleton, this island was given by the Lords Proprietors to Sir John Colleton in a 1663 grant.
Home to farmers, ranchers, fishermen and other families for more than 350 years, the Algonquin Indians were here long before that.
Cattle and horses were once raise on the island. Grapes were planted with the idea of establishing a winery, then tobacco and corn were planted. There was, for a while, a profitable business of extracting oil from whales that had washed ashore.
Today, Colington is a settlement of about 3,500 year round residents. The nearby canals are a reminder of a once thriving fishing community as are the crab pots and buoys. A buoy is a floating device that can have many purposes. Some are anchored (stationary) while others allowed to drift.
There are more than two dozen buoy types or uses. The two most common are the navigational buoy, out in open waters, and the surface marker buoy. Markers are used to designate the anchor position of a net or crab pot or to indicate an underwater diver's position while the diver is underwater. It is illegal to place crab pots with marker buoys inside navigational channels.
The word "buoyed" can also be used figuratively. For example, a person can buoy ('lift up') someone's spirits by providing help and empathy.
An assortment of buoy floaters can be found at this location including the Crabbing Float, Can Float, Rope Float, Oval Float, an Inflatable Vinyl Buoy and popular Bullet Nose buoys.
Shame on those who ask any staff members where to look. They did not sign up to play the game, you did.