Memorial Day Weekend - Day 2

On day 2, we explored more of the Outer Banks and drove back to Maryland. It was only about a 5-hour drive.

Nicole got up to watch the sunrise. Unfortunately, there were clouds along the horizon, but it did create a strange line of light and color.

There were sand crabs everywhere, and they were much bigger than the tiny one we saw Friday night. No walks along the beach at sunrise here.
We think this one looks like the face on Pringle's chips.

One crab came out of his hole and then couldn't find it again. He had to search a bit to find an empty hole to inhabit.

Here is a sampling of the beautiful beach houses along the shore. They are so amazing. I now understand the appeal of owning a beach house.

Bodie Island Lighthouse

At our next stop, we got about this close before we had to run for bug spray.
2 of the 13 mosquito bites I got on my legs in only 2-3 minutes. Man did they swell up and itch like crazy.

But, armed with bug spray and itch cream, we finally got to see the lighthouse up close.

Jockey's Ridge State Park
Up over this hill are some amazing sand dunes. We didn't explore them too much, or walk across to the other coast, but we sure had a great time.

It felt like we were entering another world.
We spent a couple of hours breaking in my new kite.
(A Prism Snapshot 1.2.)

On our way home, we stopped at a big farmer's market we'd passed on the way there. We got a bag of peaches, strawberries, blueberries and a watermelon. YUM!