So, here we are again… Back to writing and showing pictures…
I should probably apologize for not writing yesterday, but that’s because it was a total washout (literally!)
It poured down all morning long, and well into the afternoon…
Matter of fact, we didn’t step outside the trailer until after 4pm, and that was to fill up the gas tank, so there were no pictures taken, and nothing to write about…
The weather was crappy the whole time we were at Indian Cove RV Resort, especially yesterday, but we can count our blessings, I guess, that we didn’t get rained out those two days when we went to explore Virginia Beach, and then Williamsburg, and Jamestown…
It really was too bad the weather acted up on us, but there isn’t much one can do about things like that…
Anyway, we woke up to clear, blue skies this morning…
It was a bit nippy for our tastes, but that’s the reason we keep on moving South, isn’t it?
And South we traveled… Over the flattest terrain we’ve encountered in a long while…
Of course, it’s very nice for us who haul things like trailers and such, because a tank of gas lasts a lot longer when you don’t have hills or mountains to contend with…
Talking about gas (or diesel in my case)… We’re averaging around 14 mpg when hauling, and up to 22mpg driving without the trailer… That’s pretty darn good… Those Cummins engines are something else!
After getting out from the Virginia Beach traffic, we took Hwy 13 down to Williamston, where we hooked up to Hwy 17, which took us down to New Bern, and from there we drove Hwy 70 to our destination, Goose Creek Resort, in Newport, North Carolina.
This is a beautiful RV park (probably one of the better ones we’ve been to)… It is well landscaped and maintained, and that‘s probably because there are quite a few full time residents…
We got the trailer situated, laid down for short snooze, then took off to check out Emerald Isle - a long (20 or 30-mile) strip of land - protecting the Intracoastal Waterway from the fury of the Atlantic Ocean.
Most of the homes here are elevated 8 or 10 feet above the ground, so as to not be flooded in a hurricane, and they vary in height from single stories to four or five stories tall… Some are right down monstrous, but all have that “beach” feel to them, and, maybe, that‘s because they’re painted in every pastel color you can imagine… Very eye-catching!
We drove maybe two-thirds of the island before turning around, and we stopped here and there to look at the beach, but didn’t go onto the beach today… We’re hoping the weather will stay like it is, and that’ll give us plenty of chances (the four days we have left here) before moving on…
Let me backtrack a little…
Since we’ve been to The Outer Banks, seen Nags Head, Kill Devil Hill, and Kitty Hawk (you’ve heard of the Wright Brothers, right?), we didn’t think it was worth going out there this time…
In hindsight, that might have been a mistake, but what’s done is done, so there you are…
We’re here, and here we’re going to enjoy every day, while having fun and building memories…
With that, this chapter is closed…
You take care, and keep an eye out for us Vagabonds…
TODAYS PICTURES: http://cid-44d18849bf3983e9.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/INDIAN%20COVE%20RV%20RESORT%5EJ%20VA%20to%20GOOSE%20CREEK%20RESORT%5EJ%20NC%20%5E5OCT.%2019%5EJ%202009%5E6?nl=1&uc=58&isFromRichUpload=1
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