Summer Vacation: Part 2.1

We wanted to give a quick snap shot of vacation part 2. Now on the Outer Banks in NC, we're having a blast. A few highlights - James' first ocean experience! He absolutely LOVED the waves and running around on the hard sand at low tide. Dad even took him into the deep water and dodged some waves. "No-fear" Hartigan Jr thought it was the best thing ever. Mom on the other hand was a bit nervous watching the event!


We went on a family trip to the ocean when we woke up one morning, that's 6:30am for clarification. It was a great time for James because there were literally zero people on the beach and it was nice and cool on the sand. We had breakfast on the beach and enjoyed watching the sun rise!

Here's James again enjoying the sand...this time we took a trip up the coast to where the road ends...and the sand driving begins! We drove about 4 miles up the beach through sand that was similar to driving in snow, a lot of it, and unplowed. Dad was a bit white knuckled at times, particularly when another truck was coming straight for us while we jockeyed to stay in the tracks we were following. Very intense driving conditions. Good thing for 4 wheel drive!

Here's proof on how close you can get to the ocean...Jim stopped right where the waves were creeping up to high tide.

Stay tuned for more as the vacation continues!