North Carolina

We woke up this morning in Pettigrew State Park - in an unassuming little campground that had no amenities save a respectfully clean bathhouse - but what it lacked in power and water hookups it more than made up for in beauty. 






It was located right off the shore of Lake Phelps - which I now know is the second largest lake in North Carolina.  I had to share some photos of the scenery because I was so impressed.  It really was in the middle of nowhere though - we had to drive 5 miles on a road bordered by wheat and corn fields to find it. 

Next we drove to Kill Devil Hills, NC to see the Wright Brother's Memorial and the site of the first motorized airplane flight.  We were lucky enough to make the kite flying activity for the day - they have over 100 kites ready and waiting for people to fly.  Unfortunately for the kids, there wasn't a lot of wind - so there was a lot of running - but that was okay with us!

Michael and Luke really got in to the airplane concept.  It was really pretty fascinating. 

We finished our time with the Wright Brothers and headed to the famous Outer Banks beaches!  The water was A LOT colder than it had been in South Carolina, so that took some getting used to.  There was a rip current advisory issued that afternoon, so our kids didn't get in the water past their ankles.  You can see that they were miserable. :)

They took the opportunity to build more sand castles - of course the day that they want to spend a bunch of time building I didn't bring the beach stuff with us - but they managed to entertain themselves.  (Notice the waves tossing people around behind the kids!  Those waves were nuts today!)



Tonight we are staying in a campground on Colington Island - just far enough away from the busy beach for all of us to get a good nights rest!  Tomorrow we head for Virginia!