Outer Banks – day 5
By the time we woke up, there was a steady, light rain. On TV we saw pictures of flooding everywhere around us, but our house was fine. We spent most of the day in our house, Lesa and the boys … Continue reading
By the time we woke up, there was a steady, light rain. On TV we saw pictures of flooding everywhere around us, but our house was fine. We spent most of the day in our house, Lesa and the boys … Continue reading
Today the rains kept us from the beach, either rain from a front that had moved in, or the early bands from tropical storm Ernesto. We went back to Roanoke Island, and went to the festival park, where they have … Continue reading
Today we decided to explore Roanoke Island, the site of some of the earliest English colonization of America, and the famous Lost Colony mystery. We also toured the Elizabethan gardens, and went back to the beach in the afternoon.
Today we decided to give our skin a rest and not go back to the beach, tempting as it was (and knowing a tropical storm was on its way at the end of the week). Instead we went to Jockey’s … Continue reading
We arrived last night at our rental house in Kill Devil Hills, less than a mile from where the Wright brothers flew their airplane. Very nice house, much to our surprise because we got it so cheap! Anyhow, we spent … Continue reading