Road Trip- Outer Banks North Carolina

The Beach was closed today. The waves were so bad that there was no one at the beach hardly at all today. Well ok... you can see one fool out there surfing... but it was crazy. In Kitty Hawk they were flying No Swimming flags the whole way through the town.
Even though we couldn't get in the water, it was still pretty....





Tom headed to Wilmington today with one of his buddies to get a boat, so while they were gone, me and his wife headed to the outer banks. We both left at 6am.



The Boodles stayed home, and we had the neighbor girls babysit her. When I got home at 4pm, the dog was exhausted from playing all day with the girls. she played hard today.




We went to search for lighthouses, found 3 of them. This was the last one we stopped at. We could of walked to the top.... which is 214 steps.... which we didn't do. I probably would of died half way up... lol who am i kidding.... if I made 20 steps I would of been lucky..... But it was 162 feet tall and pretty all the same.





Carrituck Lighthouse.

Of course we stopped to shop. This horse just looked so cute at a store...

Now this will be the last picture of me at this size, as I am no losing weight. Since I have been checking my blood sugar- I noticed it's all over the chart. I haven't been to the Dr's yet for official word but I think I may have sugar. (which explains why I'm so sweet all of the time)... So No more sugary drinks, no more sodas, breads, excess foods..... So far I have lost about 10 lbs in a week, since eating right and walking daily. I still have a ways to go though. But finding foods that I like to eat, that is good for me is a challenge. But I have been able to keep my sugar under control better. And I feel so much better.

At Manteo we went to Fort Raleigh, and the Lost Colony. This is where they put on the live drama for the Lost Colony. It was really nice there.

The Elizabethan Gardens are there also, Since there was a fee to get in and get bitten by the Misquotes while looking at the gardens, we passed. When they say the "admission price also includes "Deep Wood Off wipes"" you may want to rethink where you spend your money.

This little lighthouse was in Manteo also. We could walk around this whole one the boardwalk was strange it was unlevel on purpose, which make you feel woozy walking across it. Since I am clumsy naturally, I had no problems with it. Suzie on the other hand was getting seasick walking across. I was ready to pull out the Dramamein.



This is a fire hydrant I think in Mantago.


Since the pictures didn't upload in order here is a sign from the Lost Colony. While they may not be able to figure out what happened to the people, as you can tell from the Outdoor Drama place they are feet from the ocean....... I'm thinking a hurricane swept them away.....

While, they may not know what happened to them, but they still put up a headstone for them. Wonder if this is like the trick question - Who is buried in Grant's tomb....



We found this lighthouse on the outer banks. We couldn't get too close to this one, but it was huge and pretty.


I did walk alot today, which was good for me. We had a blast. Next road trip will be Virginia Beach or Williamsburg VA. We can hardly wait.

Yesterday Tom decided to fiberglass the back of the boat, which meant that I was stuck outside for 6 hours or jump through the hatch up front. It was a Kodak moment watching me jump through the hatch. But mostly I stayed outside. Infact I don't think we came inside till about 10pm. Of course he gave me no warning that he was gonna do this and I wasn't prepared to be outside that long, so I had to wing it.

The end to a perfect day.