Refreshed and Relaxed!

My parents and I enjoyed a WONDERFUL weekend in NC! We left Saturday morning and returned to VA on Tuesday. On the way to OBX, we stopped by my sister's house to pick up something and ended up staying there until after lunch, and got to OBX around early dinner time. It was a beautiful trip down and it was fun to use my GPS system. I can post so many pictures but for now, I will post the highlights from each sight we visited. The weather was good all days; very mild--not cold or not hot; but definitely not warm enough to go swimming but either way it was just fun the time we were able to go the beach. Here are some highlights from each of the sights we visited. The only pictures I don't have is when we visited Fort Reliegh the Lost Colony--it was fun to go there and learn history and all; I'm such a history buff but I think most of my excitement in the trip was the historical sites. So enjoy the pictures and the captions! (pics are in order of our trip)


from the North Carolina Aquarium: I took a lot of pictures at the aquarium; it was nice, but NOTHING compared to the Baltimore Aquarium; but nevertheless it was fun!






the Sea Rays









The Wright Brothers National Memorial: (my favorite of all places!)

Me in front of the replica of the original Wright Brother's airplane








the distance we walked up to the Wright Brother's Monument









We made it up there!














Bodie Island Lighthouse:

This was closed for climbing, but it was fun to just look at it. After Bodie Island Lighthouse, we went to the Oregan Inlet, which was amazingly beautiful! We saw a lot of boats there and the ocean. We crossed the GORGEOUS AND GIGANTIC Bridge when we went further down to get to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse






Cape Hatteras Lighthouse:



Getting ready to climb up the 247 stairs! It was funny because I was going up so "fast" and my parents were saying they were tired; I guess I built endurance since I exercise!











View from the Top










My parents and I enjoying the view from the top! We learned a lot from the park ranger up on top; he gave us a lesson on lighthouses and told us the light turns on automatically when it gets dark. The light shines as far as 20-miles!






The Beach

You can tell it was windy this day; our hotel was right on the beach so that was great!









The beautiful waves!












Mom and I picked up these shells and rocks on the beach!











Well, that's just a handful of pictures from OBX. It really was a relaxing time; I don't think I've ever came back from vacation so relaxed and having a renew spirit! It was gorgeous in NC and I was able to really see God's goodness, love, splendor, grandeur, and glory! How can 4 days off and in NC do wonders for one physically as well as spiritual!

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