The first stop of our big Thanksgiving road trip was Kitty Hawk, NC. The first order of business was barbecue. There was a nice restaurant across the street from our hotel. We liked it so much we ate there for dinner both nights! Kaitlyn tried hush puppies, collards, and fried okra for the first time. Verdict: loved the hush puppies and fried okra, but wasn’t a fan of the collards.
The view from our hotel balcony the next morning…
Our first stop was the Wright Brothers’ National Memorial
Next we drove down to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The girls’ got their National Park passport books stamped.
The final stop of the day was Roanoke Island. The Fort Raleigh National Park is in the general vicinity of where the lost colony was located. I’ve been obsessed with the lost colony since I learned about it in school and even did a report on it in college. Needless to say, I was very excited about this visit. After watching the video in the visitor’s center, Kaitlyn kept asking if we were going to see any ghosts. One of the stations in the museum had a book where you could leave your hypothesis of what happened to the colonists. Kaitlyn left her index card and guess that they went to live with the Indians.
The shores of Roanoke Island…
When we got back to hotel, we went for a walk on the beach. Kenzie was fascinated by the waves and excited to dip her little toes into the ocean for the first time!
Our hotel had several large fish tanks in the lobby. The girls loved watching the fish.
One last walk on the beach the next morning before we continued the trek south…
The next day in Myrtle Beach was very rainy and stormy, so we spent a relaxing day in the room and on our balcony.
There was a brief break in the rain, so we snuck in a walk on the beach before the lightning started. Kaitlyn was very excited that there were shells everywhere!
Of course the morning we left it was bright and sunny!
Kenzie apparently loves Chick-fil-a!
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