People talked about staying OBX for a week for vacation, and I always wondered what could be done in one work. For years, I avoided OBX, or shall I say, OBX avoided me. I had visited Chincoteague (twice), Virginia Beach, Bar Harbor, and Myrtle Beach (that was even earlier) after I migrated to the state of Virgina, and finally decided to jump onto the wagon and drive to OBX in North Carolina.
The reservation was made from two months ago. I picked up a motel place Blue Heron solely based on tripadvisor reviews. This turned out to be a perfect place for us, situated in Nags Head, has an uninterrupted view of the ocean from the bedroom also a view of the bay from the kitchen. The set-up is unbeatable and such a treat when the sun comes out, and it came on the third day of this trip.
The first stop on the way south on that day was Bodi Island Lighthouse. We found the lighthouse in full cover of scaffolding (took three weeks to put them up), that is, the building is taking a year off of public viewing pleasure for recovery. There was, however, a short gravel road that we followed and it took us to some amazing views of a sound. Few men were fishing there, they fished and released fish (saw them taking out the hook and got it back to water). There were a number beaches stationed with SUVs, while the pictures were adventurous, they do not belong there. It's worth noting we accidentally stopped by a burger/pizza place near Buxton, we were starving ... and big burgers were perfectly cooked and deliciously prepared for day trippers.
As we went back to roads, we found several stops with brave surfers enjoying kite surfing. I admire the courage, the strengths, the innovations, they were beautiful to watch.
The bridge to enter or exit the inlet was crossing very wide water, gorgeous and simply gorgeous.
I love my blue sweater ...
