Last week we met up with Alan, Meredith and the girls along with some of Meredith's family in a little town called Duck. Alan found us a great beach house with a lot of room, decks all around the house, and a heated pool and hot tub. We were within walking distance to the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. The ocean was very cold but we had the pool to make up for that. We all had such a wonderful time and it was great spending time with Alan, Meredith, Sofia, and Mirable. The girls are a riot and have such imaginations.
Bodi
Cape Hatteras
The only one we were able to climb up was the Cape Hatteras Light house. Climbing the 248 spiral staircase is like climbing a 12 story building. The staircase was narrow but manageable. Luckily, there were not to many visitors that day and the weather was nice. The view from the top was amazing but windy.
The place where the light house sits today is not its origianl area. It was closer to the sea but the water slowly eroded the land and it became necessary to move the light house. So between 1999 and 2000 the light house was moved 2,870 feet inland and from the top of the light house you can see the path they took to move this enormous building.
Another place we visited was the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk. This is the site where the brothers made their historic flight. They had four different tries that day and the last one came to be their longest one.
What another great family vacation. We had many laughs, night time swimming, great food especially the dinners, and relaxation. We all agree we had an enjoyable time and would do it again in a heart beat. Thanks again Alan and Meredith for the invite and all the fun.
