OBX- Hatteras Island, NC

After 2 ferries and three hours "on the water" in our rig we ended up on Hatteras Island on 6/30!

Surf City, NC

7/28-7/30

We were supposed to stay in Carolina Beach, NC, but when we showed up at Carolina Beach State Park we learned that they did not have hookups. Excuse me, did you say no electricity? We don't "camp" with no electricity so Bryan quickly got the computer to find us a new location. Surf City was an hour up the beach and they had a spot for us at Laniers Family Campground. Thank God. :) It turned out for the best because we had a spot right across from the water and the place had a huge game room for the kids with pool tables and arcade games. The boys quickly made friends and they had the run of the campground (gated and safe). It rained off and on while we were there but it didn't stop us from having a ton of fun.








Even Bodie enjoys the ocean










Game time



Fishing wasn't so great here


Sleeping was though....  :)


The view from our spot


Bear Claw Tatt


Bulldog Tatt


We headed for Hatteras Island today and had to take a Ferry from Cedar Island to Ocracoke.  Bodus is enjoying the view of Pamlico Sound



OBX HERE WE COME!

Charleston, South Carolina

CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA!



We arrived in Charleston Saturday afternoon after a pretty smooth trip South. We are looking forward to 10 days on the coast after spending so many days in the mountains. Amy drove the big rig for the first time on the way here!


Breaker 1-9 Good Buddy!

We woke up Sunday morning and headed to old Charleston to take the Tommy Dew walking tour. Tommy walked us through the city and taught us a lot about history, culture, immigration, economics, slavery, piracy, architecture, religion, you name it... It was well worth the money and we recommend it to anyone visiting the area. It was awesome.




After the walking tour we hit Hyman's Seafood for lunch. It was no surprise when Braden ordered King Crab legs. From Alaska. In Charleston. Most of our pictures taken today were on the Canon and have not been processed yet.


Our campground is full of beautiful mossy oaks


This was Bryan's office on Monday. Braden and Bryan went to the Mt. Pleasant fishing pier. Bryan worked and Braden caught several species of fish.




They went back with uncle Kevin last night and caught a lot more fish including a shark! Bryan didn't have his camera....





Today we had a gun safety lesson from Uncle Kevin. Then we blew the living crap out of stuff. Uncle Kevin did a great job educating the boys on guns and how to use them safely. He then set up a bunch of water bottles and clay pigeons and let the boys blast them to pieces. They got to shoot a .22 Rifle, a 1911 pistol and an AR15 (assault weapon).


Aaron loved the pistol


Dreams do come true! BOOMCHAKALAKA!


Amy putting the heat on


Bear with his first AR15 shot ON TARGET






Bryan had a blast too (get it?!?!) :)


I'm not sure which is more disturbing, this picture.. or the fact that uncle Kevin owns a grenade.


Last night we visited our first Camping World! We only spent $100.00 if you can believe it. We did find a 2012 THOR Bunkhouse Motorcoach that we fell in love with. Only 150K.


Today (Thursday 6/27) we visited the oldest living tree in North America. The Angel Oak tree is estimated to be 400-500 years old and shades over 17,000sf of ground. Imagine what this tree has lived through! The best part was getting some mud on the Jeep on Angel Oak Road.






We had a lot of space to ourselves at Oak Plantation


A friendly game of Shoes

Carolina Adventure World- Winnsboro, SC.

We arrived at Carolina Adventure World on 6/20 in Winnsboro, SC. Carolina Adventure World is a huge park with over 100 miles of off-road ATV trails. We rented motorcycles for both the boys and a gator for us to chase them around. We are the only ones in the campground (fancy for parking lot with hookups) so we had our run of the place this evening. The boys did some mountain biking after dinner and Bodie ran around like a nut job. Looking forward to posting pictures of the fun.


We ate at our first Waffle House today. Looks scary, tastes goooood


License Plate Game, we only have 8 states left!!

Bryan and Braden went out to explore some trails on their bikes


Our spot


Just checked out and ready to go!


Going over how things work. :)


First trip on a Honda Bike!


Muddin!





Aaron's ride broke down


Aaron's new ride!


Braden riding on the ridge




A little muddy...


Boys taking a break








Thomas Boys!



A and A

A and B


Campsite

End of the day!

We had a great time at Carolina Adventure World and would come back.  We did have a few hairy situations, but overall the boys learned a healthy respect for motorbikes and we had a great time.  The park is unbelievably easy to deal with.  They literally rent you the gear and turn you loose.  There were not any people telling you where to go, or watching your every move.  If you had a problem they would come get you right away.  Nice.