Sassy Silver Sisters

  Continuing our journey on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, we stopped at two other lighthouses and the first was Cape Hatteras Light Station. In 1999, Cape Hatteras lighthouse was moved from its original location to save it from going out to sea. For more information on the lighthouse click the link >>  Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)   Currently the lighthouse is closed for restoration. The scaffolding is incredible to look at. Not only is there scaffolding outside but also inside the lighthouse.  Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Restoration Project - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) The Park Service is preserving two other buildings.  The buildings are opened to the public where you will discover the history of the lighthouse and how the lighthouse moved.   I found the process of moving the lighthouse fascinating.   It was worth the stop. On our way back from Cape Hatteras we stopped at another location. 

Outer Banks, North Carolina Sites to  See,  Part  1 Wright Brothers National Memorial    My hubby and I recently spent four days in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  We picked this spot because for one, we have never been there and two, it’s not far away from where we live in Virginia.  We visited sites from Corolla to Cape Hatteras.  We saw several lighthouses, a garden, and a National Park. We stayed in Kill Devil Hills at a hotel called the Shutters on the Banks .  The hotel came with a hot breakfast.   Our room had two queen beds, a desk, a chair, a balcony with chairs and a table, a coffee maker, a microwave, and a small fridge.  There was an indoor and outdoor pool. The first place we went to see was at a National Park.  The Wright Brothers National Memorial right there in Kill Devil Hills.  The cost to get in was $10 per person.  The park ranger was very nice and told us an annual pass to all the National Parks would cost the same as just seeing this memorial, so that is what

Our annual trip to the OBX came in May this year. Typically the weather is super nice this time of year. But the ocean water is still to chilly for me.  We stay at my husbands family vacation home in Rodanthe. Have you ever seen the movie Nights in Rodanthe ? That house is just up the street. It's especially fun to look at that house and take pictures. Someone actually moved the house a few years ago from it's original beachfront property because it was getting ready to go into the ocean. I'm glad whoever bought the house saved it. We stayed ten days this time around. The weather was perfect, in the mid 70s most of the time. Our daughter and grandson came along. We’ve been coming done as a family for over 30 years. My husband's family has been coming down for over 45 years.  Day1: We usually stop at a rest area a couple hours into the trip. Virginia has these LOVE signs all around the state. The next stop is ALWAYS The Border Station. Half the store is in Virginia and