We road tripped from the Jacksonville / Camp Lejeune area up to the Outer Banks in April and had a blast exploring these barrier islands!! Make sure you check out our 5 day itinerary, read about our 1st day on Ocracoke Island and our 2nd day on Hatteras Island before reading this post about our drive up the villages on Day 3. This morning we had the most[...]
We road tripped from the Jacksonville / Camp Lejeune area up to the Outer Banks in April and had a blast exploring these barrier islands!! Make sure you check out our 5 day itinerary and read about our 1st Day on Ocracoke Island before reading this post about our 2nd Day on Hatteras Island. On Day 2 we checked out of The Castle BnB and drove north towards[...]
We road tripped from the Jacksonville / Camp Lejeune area up to the Outer Banks in April and had a blast exploring these barrier islands!! The first leg of the trip was driving from Jacksonville to Cedar Island, which takes 2 hours. We left the house at 5AM, got to see the sunrise and the enjoy the lovely scenic drive! From Cedar Island we took the 7:30AM f[...]
I've mentioned in my recent blog posts that we are down to our last few months in the Jacksonville / Camp Lejeune area, so earlier this year we put together a list of things we want to do in North Carolina before we leave. One of the big things on my NC bucket list was a road trip up to the Outer Banks!! The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are[...]
We finally went strawberry picking!! We never got to do it in Okinawa and on our 3rd spring in North Carolina we finally were able to go. Our friends were the ones that invited us and I'm so glad we joined them! We drove 30 minutes south to the town of Maple Hill to visit Bear Ridge Farms. They gave us a cute little basket to take home and then a quick tutor[...]
Back in April I finally got to photograph the Wilmington azaleas!! Our first spring in North Carolina I drove up to see the Cherry Blossoms in DC on the same weekend as the North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington, so I missed out. The festival was then cancelled in 2020, thanks to the pandemic. Although it was back on track this year, we decided to go v[...]