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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Nag's Head

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What a joy to have my in-laws come down from Pennsylvania for a  few days back at the beginning of October. Grace and I would like to say it was strictly just for us, and no doubt they enjoyed a few days in Farmville, but the objective was to spend their anniversary at a rental property in Nag's Head, NC. In addition to spending time with them in Farmville at our apartment, and in being present for a few church services, we also got to travel with them to the coast for exactly one day of relaxation. Grace and I worked it out to have a three day weekend and we drove to Nag's Head and had a good time. It was our first trip to the Outer Banks. While we were there we did several things. We went to the Wright Brother's National Memorial and Museum.It was remarkable to think about and read about all the makings of the first flight in America's history. What ingenuity and intelligence!!!

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We also walked on the beach together since it was slightly cooler than the hot days that bring out all the nakedness.

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In addition, we spend the night with the in-laws at their 4BDRM/ 4 BATH rented beach cottage complete with private hot tub, pool, and game room. Grace and I alone used the hot tub in the evening, but the pool was closed for the winter.

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Another cool thing we were able to see one of the several lighthouses on the NC coast: this one being the Bodie Island Lighthouse. This we also thoroughly enjoyed too!

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On our way to the coast we stopped at one particular old time gas station in a small town and then stopped again on the return trip since we new that they had cheaper gas than what we had seen anywhere. Apparently, the owner of the gas station was a big car fan and had several cool muscle cars sitting around which, of course, Grace and I couldn't resist getting a few pics of.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad that you had time with family and that you were able to get away for a "mini-vacation".
I know how you love to go places that you have never been and your love of history.
You have a real love of Life!!
I love you and I am proud of you and Grace!

Love, Linda