Tag: outer banks

  • Harris beach trip

    We went to the Outer Banks with the extended Harris family – 24 people if I recall correctly. Most of the time was spent doing 1 of 3 things: playing in the ocean, chilling in the hot tub, or eating yummy seafood.

    We only had one semi-bad weather day and it was 75, a little windy, with water temps of 68-69. Parker was the only kid who stayed in the ocean pretty much all day – like all the other days. I think he’s got some Polar bear in him.

    On Thursday we went to Jockey’s ridge for a hang gliding lesson. That was super cool! On the way home from the beach we stopped at a water park. They had all kinds of fun stuff including slides, a dueling obstacle course, flow rider, and a climbing wall.

    After last summer we now have a tradition of stopping for waffles for lunch in Richmond on the way home. Last year we went to Capital Waffle and this year we went to the Granby Waffle Shop.

  • Outer Banks 2017

    We traveled with the Sanglier’s to the Outer Banks for our 2017 beach trip.  The kids had fun trying out surfing (ok, dad hang 10’d the most since it was a cold-water day), riding bikes along our community, bumper cars, putt-putt golfing, eating ice cream, and playing on the beach.  

    Jockey’s Ridge was awesome, although it felt smaller and I confirmed that the dunes have fallen from 140 feet to 90 feet over the last 10 years.  Enjoy it while you can – mother nature may reclaim that area!  On the way back we stopped in Lexington for a couple days for the 4th.