Katy and I got up at the crack of dawn to get to LAX. Had a connector in Dallas FW, then onto Norfolk, Virginia. Katy met a friendly lady in 1st class who whispered discreetly that her zipper was down on her shorts. Unfortunately, Kathleen had trouble hearing the nice old lady and repeatedly asked her what she was saying. finally the woman more or less yelled it to her and she (and the rest of the passengers on the plane) became aware of her embarrassing predicament. Oopsy.
Picked up rental car, a no frills Dodge Avenger (I haven't had crank windows on a car since like the 80s). It was more than adequate to get us to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but not without a quick stop at Costco first to stock up on supplies (basically food and wine). It was so beautiful flying into Norfolk and seeing green trees and woods as far as my eyes could see. also saw some cool Navy ships in port and fighter jets flying low overhead in formation The drive from Norfolk to the Outerbanks (aka OBX) is a little over an hour away. You drive through mostly rural area to get here. Lots of modest homes or even shacks, produce stands (can't wait to eat a good melon), and farmland dot the landscape. But there are also the funny billboards, advertising stores with funny names like Teeters, and trymynuts.com. Yes, I'm perpetually 12. The sun had gone down by the time we got to the island, but we navigated the darkness to find our fat cottage on 3rd street. This place is 4bdm/4bath that has ocean views, amazing screened in decks all around and a nice big kitchen. Also 2 outdoor showers. We are only here with Kathleen's parents (another couple had to cancel) so we have way more house than we need.
Have been reading previous guest comments. Many report seeing wildlife around - mostly fox and rabbits and a Pialated woodpecker (think Woody). Will see if we have any sightings. still on LA time, so staying up later, but I think I'll be able to squeeze in more than a couple cat naps tomorrow on the beach. Looking forward to the downtime.
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