Being at the Beach

Father's Day began our family vacation - a trip in the camper to Cape Hatteras, the Outer Banks. We pulled out of Dillsburg at 8:37am and headed south. By lunchtime we had stopped three times to pee and were finally pulling in to visit with some friends in Richmond. We spent about 4 hours of quality time with them and their three boys and their parents. It was almost like a family reunion! By 4:30 we were on our way to Williamsburg and our KOA for the night.

Other than a few minor mishaps at Williamsburg, like mom not reading the map right and totally missing the campsite and losing Abby for a while, it was a great night. The kids had a hard time settling down and going to sleep. By 10pm, when the grownups were ready for bed, they were still awake, so we all settled down together for some much needed rest.

By 8:37 Monday morning we were on the road for Hatteras. The original plan was for us to eat breakfast in the car - donuts. But DH saw a sign for Cracker Barrel, and we made a brief detour :-) Once on the road again, we only had to stop twice for potty breaks. We pulled into the Cape Hatteras KOA by mid-afternoon and the kids started clamoring for bikes and the beach and the pool and dinner and ..... Crazy!!

We took some time to get the camper set up and settled in. Then we walked over the dunes to the beach and spent a good hour or two there. We headed back for showers and dinner and a game and then put the kids to bed around 9pm. They were asleep within minutes! We didn't stay up too much later than them. It had been a VERY busy day.

Tuesday, we started with the KOA pancake breakfast - which was FABULOUS in Maine (fresh made to order pancakes with fresh Maine blueberries...), but was less than stellar here in OBX. The pancakes were frozen - "cooked" in the microwave; the sausage was also frozen and "cooked" in the oven; the coffee (I was told) was like drinking mud; and the orange juice was mostly frozen. What an experience!

The kids chose to hang out at the pool on Tuesday, so after much piddling around at the campsite, riding bikes (Abby's learning how to ride a 2-wheeler) and lunch, we headed up to the pool. We spent more than an hour there - with the kids riding down the slides multiple times each - we headed back for showers and dinner. We decided to dine out, and at 6:30 were heading out. The kids, very VERY tired, fell asleep on the 30 minute ride back to "civilization", and we had a very nice dinner at The Dunes restaurant. We were back to the camper by 10pm and put the kids to bed.

Wednesday will be another fun outdoor day. Plans are as yet undecided; but Grandma and Grandpa will be joining us before dinner. Thursday we will finally head out to see some lighthouses.

I love vacation!