vacation preview

It's vacation time again!!!  Almost, anyway...this is just a preview of where we'll be next week at this time.  Instead of our usual trek down to the southeastern NC beaches, this time we'll be traveling up to the northeast and checking out the Outer Banks!  I've only been there once before, almost 15 years ago..so this should be fun.



Another change, is that instead of staying on the open ocean side, as close to the beach as possible, this time we're renting a condo right on the sound, where this is the actual view from our private patio, at sunset:



And in the morning, we awake to this, lots of grassy space for the kids to play, and a long pier from which to fish or put in a boat.



My plan so far: to rent a sea kayak and do some exploring!! (on the calm waters of course, my near-death experience kayaking on crazy river rapids long ago are holding me back from trying out the open ocean just yet!!!)





For more details on the condo unit we'll be staying in, you can look here:


https://www.sunrealtync.com/outer-banks/nags-head-nc-rentals/sound-front/vil-g1

One great thing about this condo, is that it has 3 bedrooms, and I get to have this bedroom with 2 twin beds in it, ALL TO MYSELF!!!!  YAAAAAAASSSSS!!!!  And, the best part of that is I was not the one to boldly initiate that decision.  (yee-haw! small success, perhaps? am i getting through?)  man, i swear, if i could bug this condo with a spycam, we could start our own Keeping up with the Karashians-type of reality show... the awkwardness, the tense moments, the slight chill to my voice as I learn to become my own person and stop saying yes just to freaking please others!!!  (yet i do it all in brotherly love, of course...(smirk)).  We'll call it...Keeping Up with the Awkwards, or the Dysfunctionals, or the Someday-to-be-Ex's...or something like that.



ok enough of that.  On to some of the activities that await us there...

For a safe look at some beautiful ocean creatures, we may visit the North Carolina Aquarium at Manteo...
http://www.ncaquariums.com/roanoke-island



...or if that's too tame for us, we'll just hit the beach and hope to meet this jolly ol fellow..




ha ha!  or not. Actually these gentle sweeties would be a bit more fun to swim with..





Looks like swimming may be a bit intense in these waters...look at those waves!







wow.

does this look like me? (yeah right)


For some cool video coverage of surfing the Outer Banks, click on this link:

http://www.utopia-worldwide.com/five-flick-friday-outer-banks-north-carolina-by-transworld-surf/

I think I'd be satisfied just to catch a small wave, like this:




And if the weather's on the cool side, or we just want to be a landlubber for awhile,
our condo is conveniently located right next to the huge sand dunes of Jockey's Ridge:








more info here:
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/jori/photos.php (Jockey's Ridge)

And finally, on one of our last nights there, we have the opportunity of attending an awesome worship concert at Roanoke Island Park, where people will gather to worship with the band
Jesus Culture!!!

http://hisgen.org/event/jesus-culture-recording-artist-kristen-dimarco-derek-johnson/



But then again, our youngest would probably get bored, and there's NO WAY we're even going to THINK about finding a babysitter so that we can go on anything that resembles a GAG-PUKE-"date"-REGRURGITATE-BLOW CHUNKS-RALPH-HURL-SPIT...(did i miss any?)
Don't EVEN!!!!!!! because I CANNOT EVEN!!!!!!!!!!!

ahem.

nah.  i can worship in the sea.

hang ten dude.




stay tuned for real-life coverage starting Sunday May 24th!!!



Whatcha lookin so crabby for?   this is going to be FUN, right???