We loved the Outer Banks in North Carolina. They are the inter-coastal islands. The towns were fairly small with great 3 or 4 story beach houses ( a level per family) to rent.
There are only local restaurants to choose from and no national chains. We always hear about Cape Hatteras on the news if a hurricane is heading to North Carolina. To get to the island we were RVing on we had to cross a high bridge to Roanoke Island. At the other end of the island we had to cross on a free ferry to get to Ocracoke Island which was about a 40 minute ride. We went to the beach on both islands.
There were Duck Blinds out in Sound,. Does that look like fun, especially in the winter?
When we left the Outer Banks of North Carolina our next destination was Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. There were 2 routes we could take. We could go back to the mainland and drive down the interstate or we could take 2 ferry rides and then get on the mainland of North Carolina later. We chose the ferry route. We rode the free ferry for 40 minutes and then drove to the end of Orcacoke Island and caught another ferry that took 2 ½ hours. It took about the same amount of time as driving but we were not spending our gas or wear and tear on the vehicles and ourselves. That was a fun and different way to travel to our next destination. The scary part of that was they knew how to squeeze in as many cars as they could on the ferry. Just look how close we are to the wall.
We climbed up to the top of the ferry and looked down on our rig to check our roof. Wish I had a bucket of water to climb across from the top of the ferry and scrub the roof rather than climbing up and down the ladder.
We are now at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina which is fairly close to North Carolina. It is very different from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There is a lot more people in this area and very commercialized for the tourists and more full time residents live in the area. It is a beautiful place with lots of housing communities built around golf courses. It is too populated for us. Much different than the Outer Banks where we just came from but we wonder how long it will take the Outer Banks to be just like Myrtle Beach. These hotels are right on the beach.
Have you ever been on vacation to a location you are disappointed in and you have spent lots of money and time to get there? What do you do? You still go see all the sights and spend all your money on food and hotels. Having our house with us gives us flexibility. Since we really liked the Outer Banks and not real crazy about Myrtle Beach we saw what we wanted to see here and then just relaxed around our house. If we were on real vacation we would be not-stop tourists until time to leave not matter what. Big sand castle. Sorry to disappoint you but we didn’t create that.
Next stop—Charleston, South Carolina.
Just think, you are starting your 6th month of travel and have been from one coast to the other and up and down that coast!!
Happy Trails.
Jenelle