Cape Hatteras

The morning began very strangely.  Last night as we were setting up, we discovered that one of the legs on the leveler was not working and it kept the rest of them from working as well.   As the motorhome was level, there was nothing else to do but skip that step in the set up.  As we were packing up, the last thing we do is pull the slides in and it was then that we discovered that they would not retract.  Yikes!  First the levelers don't work and now the slide won't come in.  What were we to do.  Carol checked every fuse and could find nothing that needed changing so he started the motorhome one more time and this time, the slides were working.  We don't know what the problem was but hope that will be the last problem.  We had been so happy that this was the first year since we have had the motorhome that we had not had any repair expenses.  I guess we can't be happy about that any more!

We finally got back on I-95 heading north to North Carolina.  I-95 is a beautiful interstate as it travels through South and North Carolina.  Most of the time we were driving through tall trees on both sides of the road.  We were not able to use our XM radio because the trees blocked our antenna signal.  It was a sunny day!  I think that this is the first day of this trip the day began and ended with sunshine.  We turned off I-95 onto US 63 east toward the Atlantic Ocean.  US63 was four lane the entire way until we turned onto US 12 south toward Hatteras.  We were concerned about finding a gas station that this RV could fit into.  We finally found a Speedway that Carol was able to get into and out.  I breathed a sign of relief.

As we drove north on I-95 we saw what is comparable to Wall Drug and its use of sign advertisements.  That is Pedro's South of the Border.  For at least 50 miles (and maybe more), we saw signs for Pedro's.  He has a motel, campground, gas station, gift shop, mini golf, grocery store and he uses the highway signs to attract customers.  His business is located just south of the South Carolina and North Carolina; thus, it is called "South of the Border."

This dog is enjoying his ride in the back of a pickup truck.  I am sure he has done this many times.

We crossed three long bridges to reach Cape Hatteras National Seashore.  

I love the different colors used to paint houses along the ocean shore.  This one stood out to me.

About 2:30 we turned south on US 12 which is the scenic highway that follows the outer banks.

This was the first glimpse of the  Atlantic Ocean.  The sky was clear and the water so blue.  As we were driving the Outer Banks Road, we saw a sign that warned us that there might be water and sand across the road.  We saw several pieces of large road equipment removing sand from the road.  I don't know if this is an everyday occurrence but we will be driving this road for the next two days so we will see.

We arrived at Cape Hatteras KOA on Hatteras Island around 4:00.  This seems to be our usual stopping time this trip.  We are in site 807.  It is a great spot.  We are on the corner with lots of green grass on both sides of the motorhome.  It has patio furniture and and a table with a covered picnic table.  We are not far from the Dog Park or a path to the ocean.   By the time we got set up and ate supper, it was too dark to go to the beach but we will be for two full days so I am sure we will get to the beach.

I took this picture of our site before we got the slides out; but, it shows the blue, cloudless sky and set up of our site.

I took this picture looking east from our site toward the ocean.  Just over the sand dune is the Atlantic Ocean.  It has cooled down so I think we will sleep very well tonight.  Tomorrow we will explore the Outer Banks.