Sunday

We slept in a little and made pancakes in the rv this morning, our site is right on the edge of the dunes. We checked out the beach at Camp Hatteras, our campground and there were no shells, no waves and a lot of people. The sand is like quick sand, you sink in it when you walk. We unhooked, slid in and headed south to explore the Outer Banks. Our first stop was a surf shop where Kevin talked to the owner and got the insiders tip on the good waves and the girls got ice cream. Next, we stopped at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse which was very cool.





Colbie missed the height requirement by 1" and was so upset they made her a Jr. Ranger, ceremony and all. The picture above in Kevin and Colbie walking to the Lighthouse keepers house.





The lighthouse was about 250 steps up and amazing on top. We were hot and dizzy when we got back down.
We left the Lighthouse and headed for Hatteras Village. Hwy 12 is the road that goes through the Outer Banks and at times you can see, closely, the ocean and the sound at once. There are no chains, only local. We dropped Kevin at the northern point of the island, we were to come back in an hour. The girls and I went to a closeby village that had little shops. We were there about 40 minutes when I saw Kevin walking down the road with his surfboard...bleeding! Not bad, but the waves got the best of him and wore him out. I directed him to the handy dandy first aid kit and he got showered and cleaned up, good as new.


We ate dinner at Teach's Restaurant. Anyone know who Edward Teach was? Blackbeards real name:) Aaargh We headed back to the camp and stopped where the original lighthouse stood, they had to MOVE it because the ocean was getting too close. 2600 feet-fascinating. Here is our last stop on Cape Hatteras-of course we were playing in the gift shop:)



Tomorrow, we head for the mountains and cooler weather. Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone