This morning we awoke to a cloudy day but it was all good because we knew the sun would greet us soon. After breakfast we loaded up and drove to the northern most end of the OBX. It was so cool to see how the terrain changed the further north we went. Suddenly the OBXs was no longer this quite little secret of a place with unspoiled beaches and a only local businesses. It had become a tourist resort. We had arrived in Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, and Kitty Hawk. The three were kind of blended all together. There were shopping centers, tons of restaurants, mini golf, beach stores, hotels, traffic lights, and traffic! This area is where you go if you are looking for some excitement and high energy! As we continued up through Duck and Corolla, again things changed. The crowds turned to families, the homes doubled and tripled in size, the landscape was more colorful, and again there was no shortage of things to do. I regret not riding horses on the beach in Buxton and not going on the kayaking tour to see the wild ponies, but things we found to do instead were a lot of fun for us all. Upon arriving in Corolla, we stopped by our hotel which of course was not ready so we went exploring. Finding ourselves at Timbuktu II we stopped for lunch. This place was the neatest shopping center / family fun center. There were so many choices for lunch that popping in, checking out a menu, and moving on to the next was the best idea for finding the bests food. North Banks proved to have excellent food. They were a bit pricey but then again most of the outer banks is! After a wonderful lunch you can head over to the race track for a friendly race where in our case the brother tasted victory over his little sister. Of course she wasn't really racing though, just driving! Where do these kids get all of this competitiveness!!!!! Oh I don't know maybe their parents! LOL Yes feeling the need to get in on the action, we all decided on a friendly game of Putt Putt. At the back 9 it was non other than I leading the pack, with Dad in a very close second. Would Dad make a come back back to take home the win or would mom hold the lead? Well Dugh! Of course mom lets dad win, but only by 1 stroke! All of this competition required some good old fashioned R&R so its was some homemade ice and the beach that caught our attention. The ocean was beautiful but the surf was really rough. My husband made many attempts to surf the four and five foot swells bu the he was just no match for the ocean today. It carried him down shore at a very rapid pace and knocked him down at every chance it got. It was great fun for the photographer in me watching through the camera lens but a little worrisome for the wife in my to see. We decided the pool just may be a better choice for today. Mema found her heart beating to a little love song as she discovered a little black cat with yellow eyes. It reminded her of her Prissy. The weird thing was the this cat came running when she called her Prissy! I feel a kitty on the horizon for her. We ended our evening with dinner at the Pine Shore Diner and a movie, Escape to Witch Mountain, which by the way was excellent! Headed home tomorrow afternoon!
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