Well, our part of the trip centering around the Outer Banks was somewhat of a bust!! Although Buxton (near Hatteras) where we were staying after leaving Kill Devil Hills escaped much of the Wed. and Thurs. rains the winds were about 40mph and you couldn't do much of anything. The Hatteras Lighthouse was even closed due to the high winds so we watched a movie about how they moved the lighthouse about 2700 feet in 1999 to be on a safer, more stable surface. Friday we had "planned" on taking the two ferries across the Pamlico Sound but after driving all the way down to Hatteras Village from Buxton we were told by the attendant as we drove up that the ferry system had been suspended and they were going to begin dredging the channel??? Not being happy campers, we had to turn all the way around and drive back up to Roanoke Island (about 50 miles) and then head west to the NC mainland, then eventually making our way all the way back down south to reach Leland below Wilmington, all in all about a 150 mile "detour" for our trip. Have been having a good time with Jim's friends in Leland and visited the downtown Wilmington Riverwalk, the battleship North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach, and other scenic spots in the area (see pics of the riverwalk, ship, and the beach).
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