Apparently the OBX was hit by a hurricane fourth of July weekend because we arrived at our destination and thought we were in the ghetto because there was trash and debris piled up on the sides of the street. The campground itself was in pretty good shape though considering.
This was the start of a 17 day camping trip, we set up the trailer and met our neighbors Nicole and Mick and their children, very nice people.Camp Hatteras is a very basic campground all they really have to do is a playground, a small putt putt course, a small indoor pool, outdoor pool, hot tub, and a lounge with games and puzzles and a TV. Other then that there's not much to do but go to the beach, and that would have been ok but it rained all but one day we were there.The one thing I really didn't like about this campground was the fact that they didn't allow you to have a fire unless you had a fire pit that sat off the ground.
Thursday we had a great beach day, like I said I am not a beach person but i did have a good time. I had my blanket and umbrella and it was very breezy. after we left the beach we sat down and got to know our neighbor, we got along so well that we both didn't get to cooking dinner till after 7 I think. Pauls parents came down that night around 8, they planned on staying with us will left for Cherrystone. When they arrived we finally ate dinner, I made marinated chicken with noodles and broccoli, I had to ask Nicole if she had extra broccoli since I only planned on cooking for the 4 of us. That's why its good to make friends with the people around you.
The next day (Friday) we woke up to rain and it didn't stop until the day we left. I think this was one of the most disappointing trips we had, mostly because of the rain. Even though it rained we tried to make the best of the day. We heard from some of the people at the campground about the aquarium so we all piled in the truck and made the 45 minute drive to the aquarium. I think we paid 10 dollars per person to get in and considering its close to 40 a person at the national aquarium in Baltimore that's pretty affordable. it was a nice place but it was small but it wasn't crowded and there were decent amount of fish to see. They had a lot of local fish from the bay and ocean. Unfortunately though almost as soon as we got there JP started to get a little sluggish and started complaining that he wanted to go home so we had to kind of rush through everything because he wasn't feeling well. When we got back to the trailer I took his temperature and It was 102.9. Now I always pack a little tub full of medicine and the thermometer because my kids, mostly Mckenzie, always get sick when we're camping. i thought I packed Ibuprofen or Motrin but all i packed was cold and cough, and of course the closest pharmacy was like 20 minutes away, and of course it was closed. So once again like I saw always get to know your neighbors because I had to ask the family two doors down if they had some and luckily they did.We stayed in the rest of the night and just relaxed and watched the direct TV. Thank god we had it and we actually got a signal.
Saturday again we woke up to rain but decided we were going to take the Ferry to Ocracoke and on the way there we saw the Cape Hatteras light house so we took advantage of the break in the rain and Paul ,Mr Lee, and both kids climbed the 257 steps to the top of the light house while Mrs Ann and I stayed behind. I think the kid were really excited about seeing me waving to them from the ground. Some fun facts about the the light house it was moved from the beach because of the erosion of the sand. It was moved intact and was not taken apart at all, they have a little museum and it shows pictures and facts about the light house.The drive to the ferry took about an hour from the campground and the ferry ride itself took about 45 min. I have never been open a ferry before and it was one of the coolest things I think we've done and it was completely free... not including the gas we burned getting there lol. Ocracoke was very small and it only took us probably 20 minutes to drive to the other side so we picked about a spot called Jasons and ate some dinner. After that we got back on the ferry and made the hour and 45 minute rip back to the campground and stopped at the dairy queen across form us and had some ice cream. when we got back to the trailer the kids kept bugging us about going to catch ghost crabs, another fact we got from our awesome neighbor Nicole and Mick, so we went to go check it out. Me and the kids went out together with our nets and a bucket. I was completely blown away by what I saw, little crabs that make holes in the sand everywhere. JP was so afraid at first he wanted to go back of course Mckenzie was a natural, as a matter of fact she was better at then I was. Paul met up with us a little later and we all had a ball. we stayed out there over 30 minutes just catching crabs and watching them and then setting them free and starting all over. One of the best days we had there I think.
Sunday unfortunately we had to say goodbye to our lovely neighbors, they really were the nicest people and I wish we lived a little closer to them because I would stalk them lol. The kids stuck around until they left and then of course they wanted to go to the arcade. So Paul took them to the arcade while I stayed back and relaxed a little.That night they had a karaoke party and Kenzie and went to check it out, she wasn't digging it so we only stayed for a little while and left.
Monday I decided I was tired of sitting around again so I took the kids to the beach, in the rain, they were ok with it until it started to pour then they wanted to bolt. After we dropped all the beach stuff off at the camper we went to the indoor pool for like 2 hours. The indoor pool is right next the the hot tub and the outdoor pool is right outside. The indoor pool went to 5 feet and the outdoor pool went to 8 feet both start at 3 feet. Everything at the pools were very clean and pretty well maintained they even had a 2 foot baby pool with its own fence. While me and the kids were at the pool Paul and his parents were at the lounge playing cards. after the kids and I left the pool i got them dressed and we went to the lounge and I dropped them off there and started dinner. That night I made a pot pie and it wasn't raining so we got to eat it outside. The kids made friends with some kids across the street and we saw a double rainbow. Mr Lee ordered us a pizza from Lisas and after we ate it Paul and Mr Lee took the kids to catch ghost crabs again.
By Tuesday I was pretty happy to get the heck out of the Outer Banks and of course it was nice and sunny that day to so at least we didn't have to pack up in the rain, unlike Nicole and Mick. I think we all had a good time anyway even though it rained most of the time we were there. I think I would be ok going back every couple of years. I'm grateful for the new friends we made and I hope to keep in touch with them and get together whether it be camping or having them over.The next stop will be to Williamsburg Virginia for 4 days, about a 3 or 4 hour drive.
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