May 8 National Seashore - Outer Banks

Hi – We’ve missed talking with you as we’ve been without wi-fi.  Now, we will try to catch up.

After Jamestown we went to Colonial Williamsburg and the following morning, May 8, we headed to the Outer Banks National Seashore.   We stopped at Kitty Hawk and visited where Orville & Wilbur Wright took their first flight.  Then on to Kinnekeet (Now Avon) where we stayed.  Went to the beach and Ton climbed the 210 feet to the top of the Cape Hattares Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the U.S.

 Colonial Williamsburg

 Govenors Mansion - Colonial Williamsburg

Kitty Hawk - National Wright Brothers Memorial

Picture of our beach on the Outer Banks

 U.S. Tallest Lighthouse - Cape Hattares, N.C.

210 ft.

 View from the top of the lighthouse

 Enjoying their day at the beach

 Outer Bank

Kite Boarding

Kite Boarding

Enjoying a meal at the Captains Table
after a beautiful day.

We planned to go to Okrakoke but the ferry couldn’t go as the shoals were too shallow and grounding the ferrys in the middle.  They closed for 8 days straight by 12 noon as they were averaging only one or two trips a day making it across.  We never made it, so had to take the long drive back to the mainland when leaving  the island.

May 11, 2012 we arrived at Huntington Island State in South Carolina.  It is a beautiful state park and the busiest we have ever seen.  They were totally filled – glad we had a reservation.  It’s a beautiful park with great bike trails, a beautiful beach and nice campsites.  We love it here and will stay here the next two days.  Pictures from here coming on next post.
Love to all and Happy Mothers Day!!!