Monsoons in North Carolina??

Spent the night in Kill Devil Hills at our B&B and rose to, what else, more rain!!! Packed the car and again headed south down Rt 158 on the Banks and took a sidetrip to Roanoke Island where we visited the Aquarium and the little coastal town of Manteo, both very nice. Here's a pic of Sheila doing a touchy-feely thing with a small manta ray. Also a shot of Manteo, supposedly the town where Virginia Dare lived for awhile. About mid-afternoon we decided to go to our destination that day which was Buxton, just north of Hatteras. We became a little apprehensive when we came upon large temporary electric signs indicating that there was water and sand on the roads and you had to proceed with extreme caution (they weren't kidding). In some spots we had to wait for oncoming cars to go by so we could travel down the middle of the road (the cruiser is not a great water vehicle). The road (Rt 12) below Nags Head to the bottom of the Banks at Hatteras is a very desolate flat road bordered by water on both sides and very prone to flooding. We couldn't get over how barren it is down there with very few little towns along the way, e.g. Avon and Buxton. Rode over to the Hatteras Light House and took a few pictures just in case it's raining all day tomorrow and we'd be stuck inside watching the rain. Friday we head down to Hatteras, then via ferry to Ocracoke Is., then another ferry over to Cedar Island and the mainland, then it's down to Wilmington and Leland where we're staying with old school friend's of ours.