Potts Family Vacation 2006

The trip from Winston-Salem to the Outer Banks

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We stopped for lunch at the Pittsville General Store. It's also a Cafe. NC swamps are Dismal.
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Our first lighthouse sighting. Alligator River. This leads to a drawbridge.
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It was very windy that day. Oh good. Land has been sighted. The next bridge is even longer.
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The view from the front seat. Manteo, NC. A great bridge to cross in high winds in a VW Bus.
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About now I am glad I ditched the trailer in Greensboro. Bridges, bridges and more bridges. And then some....
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Awesome scenery. Look... That's the OCEAN!!! Traffic.
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Dunes along the roadside.
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Is this NC, or Kuwait?
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By now I am really looking forward to the beach house.
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Woohoo, dinner time!

The weather started out great and wound up merely OK, but the scenery was worth it and the drive went pretty easily.