Pre-Sandy

Wow, it's been a while since I posted but we are having the time of our lives!  After leaving the Norfolk/VA Beach area on October 25th we headed south traveling through the Outer Banks.  Of course this was all prior to Hurricane Sandy - although it would have been kinda fun to ride out the storm on Ocracoke Island (just kidding, not really).  Here are a few photos of our drive down Route 12:

I love the sky where it meets the ocean in this picture...













It was a very sunny, warm day so we cruised with the top down and pulled off the road every so often just to stick our feet in the warm sand, smell the sea air, and soak up a few rays.

To get back to the mainland we needed to take two ferries.  The first was a 40 minute ride from Hatteras to Ocracoke, the next one was a two and a half hour ride that one needed to make reservations for or chance not having room.  We got to Ocracoke around 6:30 p.m. and hungry so we decided to find a bed and breakfast on the island.  Our plan had been to have a nice dinner and get a good night's sleep, get up in the morning and tour the island and make reservations for the 11:00 Ferry to Cedar Island.  After getting settled in our room we started watching the track of Sandy and decided to get off the island before the rush.  We boarded the 7 a.m. ferry without reservations and learned that that the 11:00 ferry was entirely booked.  Wisely, others were getting to the mainland.  Here are a couple of pictures taken as we were leaving the port just before sunrise.

And, of course I can't resist today's favorite picture of Steve...

So this brings us to October 26.  The next few days are spent in Charleston, SC while Hurricane Sandy breezes by.  Oh, and we are thankful that family and friends in the path of Sandy faired very well with minimal damage and disruption.  More later.