1. The BEST breakfast was at Uncle Ike’s in Corolla. The pancakes were truly fantastic – and after two horrible meals, a welcomed meal. Taylor and I split an omelet, and Andy had French toast – all very good! Nothing beats those pancakes, though! We shall start every vacation there.
2. Driving on sand can be scary. I didn’t try it – it was stressful enough being a passenger! I was very concerned the first time we did it – for some reason, it reminded me of our Road to Hana trip in Maui. The back part is known as the “Divorce Highway” (at least, that’s what a local told us!). I understood why after we made the trip. I wouldn’t call the drive on the sand the “Divorce Beach” or anything! But it does try the nerves when hubby is experimenting with what his truck can do!
3. The beach is windy. Whoa, was it just the week we want or always like that? We went the last week of July, and I plan to research this a little more. Don’t get me wrong – the breeze was VERY nice. Without it, our long days on the beach would have been far less enjoyable. But I had sand in my hair, ears, nose, teeth…..just a fine coat of it on my face, which I didn’t much like.
4. The Currituck Sound is warm and shallow – well, parts of it. We rented a Hobie Cat and went sailing the last Friday of our trip. That was a BLAST! We took the pram with us, too, and both girls went sailing on their own. I tried to captain the Hobie Cat and didn’t get us into any trouble. I usually just crew and pull the rope to move the front sail back and forth (CLEARLY, I don’t know all the lingo). Anyway, we took a little swim break and soon discovered we could stand on the bottom! This is something else I’ll have to look into – how deep is the sound?
