Buxton, NC is at the southern end of the outer banks just below Avon and just above Hatteras. We started our day with a wonderful breakfast at little restaurant just beside the Comfort Inn. We had been traveling for so long that all of us, except for my husband, had forgotten what day it was until Jimmy called his dad to wish him a happy Fathers Day. I felt so bad that I had forgotten. Luckily I had gotten him a gift a while back. Since Jimmy loves Baseball and softball I had a Louisville slugger bat personalized for him when we were at the factory in Louisville. We gave it to him when we all returned back to the room. We planned to head to the beach afterward but unfortunately for AJ and I he just wasn't feeling well enough to eat let alone spend the day frolicking in the sand and surf. After we ate Jimmy headed to the room with our son while Mema and I took my daughter over to the Wings store for a bit of shopping. We picked up a few things and then went back over to the hotel. While I sat with AJ everyone else headed down to the beach. About 2:30 AJ started feeling well enough to join the rest of the family. As we approached the sand dunes I could hear the waves crashing on the shore so I knew the surf must be rough. Sure enough there was a strong under current that prevented body surfing but the kids had a great time just playing along the waters edge. The water was beautiful. It was the perfect shades of blue and green. The sand was soft and warm. The beach was unspoiled and uncluttered which was such a refreshing change of pace from the crowed commercialized beaches I am used to. Be careful though, here you wont find big crowds, but you also wont find lifeguards or controls either. Unfortunately our time was cut short due to the dark looming clouds overhead which were happy to dump buckets of water about 10 mins after we got back to our room. After the storm passed we went for a drive to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and then a little further down to Sunny's for dinner. After dinner we drove on down to the end of the Hatteras were the Ferry's come in. There is a great little shopping area there were you can sit out on the decks and see an amazing sunset over the inlet. We picked up and ice cream cone watched the beautiful sunset before heading home for the evening. On our way home we passed a great little slick track and miniature golf course, which we of course had to stop at. In our family we take our putt putt very seriously, like most of the things we do! The competition is fierce but we all bring our poker faces and A games to the greens. Jimmy usually wins but that's because we all find that the game somehow is just more fun when dad is winning!!! LOL Actually he just gets more putting practice than us so he usually squeaks out the win. Tonight was no exception! The course was tough but the mosquitoes were tougher so make sure to bath in deep woods OFF before hitting this course!
