Blogs from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States, North America

DAY 24: MAY 15, 2013 I had breakfast this morning at Bob’s Grill in Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks. The sign over of the door said this, “Eat, and get the hell out”. Probably should have got the hell out before eating. They served me burnt potatoes. Gasoline cost 30 cents per gallon more than anywhere else in the state. The reason for going to the outer bank was to visit Kittyhawk, and go see the wild horses of Corolla. Kittyhawk Orville and Wilbur Wright were a couple of bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio who were obsessed with the notion of building a motorized kite that they could ride around in. It was a crazy idea. Their dad told them that; “if God had meant man to fly like a ... read more

Destination - Allegator River in NC Departed Coinjock 8:00 AM Arrived at Deep Point ancorage at 3:45PM I was worried about crossing AlbamarleSound because of all the stories I have heard. It is basically a 16 foot deep ocean so when there is a strong south wind waves cankick up to 6 or 7 feet and slam boats around. When I started off there was a 15 knjot wind form the south. When I got into it the winds changed to almost west and the waves calmed down and it was not that unpleasant. I was making 6.1 with the motor and it took three hours to cross. The last quarter I unfulled the jib and was making almost 7knots. I ran aground at the mouth of the Allegator river by following my Chart Plotter which ... read more

September 17th 2009 Let's start at the very beginning Possibly a case of too much information, but it turns out my very beginning occurred not in North Carolina but back in good old Memphis, Tennessee. Thanks Auntie Boobie and Unkin Don for sharing that gem with me! Moving on nine months, we arrive back in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where, indeed, I came into this world. My impressions of North Carolina from my childhood are ... zilch! I was just a few months old when my mom and I left, heading back to Memphis before eventually returning to England. I have visited a couple times since then but few memories of those trips remain. Instead, I drive over the state line from South Carolina with the sole expectation of being sticky and sweaty for the next week. ... read more

After Orlando we started our trip northwards towards Washington DC, through Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. During one of our stops we got into conversation with a couple of Fire Officers who advised us to take the ferry over from Cedar Island and make our way North via the outer islands. This added a bit more time to our trip, but it was well worth it - the scenery was beautiful, with Sounds on one side of us and the Atlantic on the other. The houses on the islands were a bit different from what we’ve seen too - all painted in bright pastels and looking like beach huts. It was also nice to break up the travel a bit with a couple of ferry crossings, 2.5 hours and 40 minutes respectively. One of the ... read more

We zijn geland en zijn onderweg. We hebben nu alweer de 2 volle dagen van onderweg. We hebben het prima naar onze zin en zijn nog niet helemaal aan het tijd verschil gewend, maar dat gaat beslist lukken. Weer is gewoon weg geweldig. Aan de kust hier was het gewoon geweldig. Veel wind maar ook veel zon. We hebben de winterjassen verweg gestopt... Verder zijn we een schandaal op het spoor. Men gebruikt hier aan de kust een geweldige manier om hun prijzen te bepalen voor een overnachting. Ze nemen de temperatuur (in F) maal 1,5 en dat is de dag prijs... Well all friends out there. We finally have made it here and are on te road for 2 days now. Everything is just going fine. The time difference makes it not easy at times, ... read more