Our first day of vacation was literally a wash. We got to the Outer Banks and the skies opened up around 9 AM and did not stop until after 7 PM. For us wanderers, adventurers, this was not appealing. Believe me, we all napped, we caught up on TV, we played 1000 rounds of either, Go Fish, Old Maid and BINGO. We had fun, but by the time this morning's sun burst through the cloud bank that was finally out to sea, we were ready to go and get out there.
The day started with a lovely walk South towards the pier on the beach. The sand was hard so it made walking easy and there were shells literally all over the place. I was in heaven. No sea glass, but I still have the rest of the week. Once at the pier, we headed back to the house and then we went to breakfast. Morning fuel for these Feldy's was just what The Jolly Roger had in store for us. Once full we headed South. The National Seashore is an ever changing, beautiful ride that offers so much to see. We passed the Bodie Lighthouse and were still amazed that we climbed it in the extreme heat this past summer. (we wanted to do it again, but it is closed now). we then headed to get a National Seashore beach buggy pass, but decided against it since we have one for our neck of the woods. Then off over Pea Island and down through Rodanthe (yes we saw the Nights in Rodanthe house).
Next stop was Salvo. I like Salvo. It is small, quaint,and they have this great bandoned water park and go kart track. The amlount of land these decrepid, paint peeling, weed filled, broken, decayed parks use is amazing. How has it not been turned into something else, a grocery,homes, a Wings or even a Super Wings? (if you are familiar with OBX you will get that reference). But, alas, it is not, and that makes me happy because each year we pass it, it looks worse and worse and well then it actually looks more and more beautiful to us. We took some pictures. I could imagine the lines of hot kids waiting for a slide down to the cold pool on the bottom. Water parks are so fun. The smell of chlorine, the screams, the splashing. Takes me back to my Thundering Surf days on LBI.
Once we came back to present day, we ventured on and were taken to another planet. Down in Frisco is one of those spaceship houses. It is abandoned now and in a state of decay, but it is amazing because 1. it looks like a spaceship, 2. it is right there to see, touch, knock on the door, 3. it is a house that someone actually lived and 4. there are a really small amount of them all over the world as they were designed by this Finnish dude int he late 60's. He called them Futuro houses and they never really took off. It was cool. Little Girl was slightly freaked out by the alien in the window. There had to be some convincing it was fake. She got over her big bad self and even tried to get in. Locked, of course. Oh well. Off to the next stop.
We went down to Hatteras, to the ferry. We didn't travel on it, but we saw it, the ramps and everything. We like that sort of stuff. We then had read that in a closed off section behind the Museum in Hatteras there is a remnants of a 1600's ship. It is said to be the remnants of a 28 gun British naval vessel named the “HMS John” which went down in 1652. The sign said STOP Do Not Enter. I think it was in my blind spot because I saw it as I was exiting the area. Whoops, I have tunnel vision when I see shipwrecks, abandoned things, babies and olives.
The ride back was filled with giggles, laughs a stop or two to go to the bathroom, get drinks and snacks. Once we were back at our Kill Devil Hills cottage we went to the beach. The air is a whopping 50 degrees, the water is 64. It felt great! I got soaked of course and my boots got washed out into the water (I did retrieve them and got soaked even more). Now, we sit, relax, vacation mode. Tomorrow, more to see, places to go, experiences to share with one another and fun to have. Please stay tuned. I hope you enjoy them as much as we are.
The day started with a lovely walk South towards the pier on the beach. The sand was hard so it made walking easy and there were shells literally all over the place. I was in heaven. No sea glass, but I still have the rest of the week. Once at the pier, we headed back to the house and then we went to breakfast. Morning fuel for these Feldy's was just what The Jolly Roger had in store for us. Once full we headed South. The National Seashore is an ever changing, beautiful ride that offers so much to see. We passed the Bodie Lighthouse and were still amazed that we climbed it in the extreme heat this past summer. (we wanted to do it again, but it is closed now). we then headed to get a National Seashore beach buggy pass, but decided against it since we have one for our neck of the woods. Then off over Pea Island and down through Rodanthe (yes we saw the Nights in Rodanthe house).
Next stop was Salvo. I like Salvo. It is small, quaint,and they have this great bandoned water park and go kart track. The amlount of land these decrepid, paint peeling, weed filled, broken, decayed parks use is amazing. How has it not been turned into something else, a grocery,homes, a Wings or even a Super Wings? (if you are familiar with OBX you will get that reference). But, alas, it is not, and that makes me happy because each year we pass it, it looks worse and worse and well then it actually looks more and more beautiful to us. We took some pictures. I could imagine the lines of hot kids waiting for a slide down to the cold pool on the bottom. Water parks are so fun. The smell of chlorine, the screams, the splashing. Takes me back to my Thundering Surf days on LBI.
Once we came back to present day, we ventured on and were taken to another planet. Down in Frisco is one of those spaceship houses. It is abandoned now and in a state of decay, but it is amazing because 1. it looks like a spaceship, 2. it is right there to see, touch, knock on the door, 3. it is a house that someone actually lived and 4. there are a really small amount of them all over the world as they were designed by this Finnish dude int he late 60's. He called them Futuro houses and they never really took off. It was cool. Little Girl was slightly freaked out by the alien in the window. There had to be some convincing it was fake. She got over her big bad self and even tried to get in. Locked, of course. Oh well. Off to the next stop.
We went down to Hatteras, to the ferry. We didn't travel on it, but we saw it, the ramps and everything. We like that sort of stuff. We then had read that in a closed off section behind the Museum in Hatteras there is a remnants of a 1600's ship. It is said to be the remnants of a 28 gun British naval vessel named the “HMS John” which went down in 1652. The sign said STOP Do Not Enter. I think it was in my blind spot because I saw it as I was exiting the area. Whoops, I have tunnel vision when I see shipwrecks, abandoned things, babies and olives.
The ride back was filled with giggles, laughs a stop or two to go to the bathroom, get drinks and snacks. Once we were back at our Kill Devil Hills cottage we went to the beach. The air is a whopping 50 degrees, the water is 64. It felt great! I got soaked of course and my boots got washed out into the water (I did retrieve them and got soaked even more). Now, we sit, relax, vacation mode. Tomorrow, more to see, places to go, experiences to share with one another and fun to have. Please stay tuned. I hope you enjoy them as much as we are.