Outer Banks, NC Day 1

Saturday, September 22, 2012

We left Williamston, NC around 10:00 am and headed east on I40, then took US 64 east to the outer banks of North Carolina and went south on NC12.  We drove the 148 mile trip with one stop at a visitor information center, and arrived at Hatteras Sands Resort around 1:30pm.  The drive here included several bridges and a few spots where the road was partially covered with drifting sand.

I thought this was a rather smooth trip until I noticed a flat tire on the fifth wheel,  The left front tire was almost completely flat.  We were able to maneuver into our site despite the low tire, narrow paved road and narrow site pad.  After getting set up, we called Good Sam Road Side Assistance to have the tire fixed.  But, no one was available to make the drive 50 miles down the only highway in the outer banks to our campground on a Saturday afternoon.  So, the plan is to have some one arrive at our site on Monday.  Hopefully, they will be able to fix the tire.  If not, we have a spare they can put on until we can find a place to get the tire fixed.  We just aren't having any luck with tires these days!

Here our site and the Canal that runs around the campground.

 

 

 



Here's a shot Kitty took while following me in the fifth wheel over one of the many bridges we took to get to Hatteras.  I don't even want to know how she took this while driving!

 

 

Our first priority, after getting the tire issue taken care of, was to hit the beach.  Here's some shots of the Hatteras beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 After working up a healthy appetite, we headed about 12 miles north for some sea food in Buxton, NC.  We talked to a couple of people and they recommended Diamond Shoals Restaurant.  The sea food was great!

 

 

Next, we took some photos of Cape Hatteras Light House.

 

 

Here's the light keepers house.

 

 



Tomorrow, we will take a ferry ride and explore Ocracoke Island.  There is a light house there and some wild horses!