Kitty Hawk and Corolla

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“Travel doesn’t become adventure until you leave yourself behind”

Thursday, August 8th – Kitty Hawk, NC

The day started EARLY with hopes of seeing a sunrise off the Atlantic Ocean. While the clouds were present, Leonard and Joan observed an ever-changing scenery of reds and oranges, which turned out to be a beautiful sunrise. After breakfast, we all loaded up in the truck (dogless) to explore Kitty Hawk. We stopped first at Bodie Island to check out the Bodie Island Lighthouse then moved up the coast to Jockey’s Ridge. Jockey’s Ridge is the largest natural sand dune on the east coast. Kathy and Leonard explored Jockey’s Ridge for a bit while Joan and Marty hung back in the shade. (It’s REALLY hot in the Outer Banks right now). From there we did a bit of shopping in the Kitty Hawk area then returned to our campsite. As sunset approached, it looked to be a beautiful night so Joan and Leonard took off on the bikes for the Pamlico Sound and watched kite surfers while the sun set behind them like a big orange ball. What a terrific day!

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Friday, August 9th – Corolla, NC

As stated before in an earlier post, Kathy’s main goal during our trip to the Outer Banks was to see the wild herds of Spanish Colonial Banker Ponies, which are descended from Spanish war horses abandoned in the 1500s. Corolla, NC has one of the largest herds of these ponies, so Kathy booked at 10:30am tour. We were also meeting two friends (Terri & Karla) from Chesapeake, VA whom we met on our Alaska Cruise last September. Karla is also a photographer so she was excited to do the tour with Kathy. While those two jumped on the wildlife exploration truck, Joan & Terri explored the local area – visiting the wildlife museum and some local shops. These ponies are totally wild and they roam the northern island freely, often taking shelter from the heat underneath stilted houses. People are not allowed to stop or be within 50 feet to make sure there is no contact that might impact their continued existence as it has been since they first arrived. The ponies roam freely among the cars on the beach, as well as throughout the dunes and on a preserve. The photographers returned a few hours later with large smiles on their faces, having had many opportunities to photograph. We stopped briefly at the Currituck Lighthouse so Kathy could get pics of our last of the 4 lighthouses we were able to see on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, then returned to camp for dinner and another batch of homemade ice cream.

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