Mr. Toad's (Wild) Ride

Previously we had flag shirts and red shirts; today it's Clive Cussler books. Meanwhile Maggie learned about sand castle building and t...

Jo rode a few waves on the boogie board today, and Maggie tried out her new beach chair and tested the water. By the way, the water tempera...

First Jeremy, Amanda, and Maggie arrived, and a couple hours later Jo got here. Maggie's walking unassisted for short distances. Yeste...

No July 4 fireworks in Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, or Nags Head this year, but at least John and I wore our flag t-shirts.

I don't have Photoshop on the MacBook, so you'll have to merge these two together in you mind to make a panorama. In any case, the ...

Another beautiful day -- water in the upper 70's. Iconic beach image -- pelicans going one way and a plane with an ad going the other (i...

Tuesday was hot and humid with the water temperature below 60. Wednesday was cool and foggy with the water in the mid-50's. Finally to...

We arrived in Kill Devil Hills around noon yesterday, had lunch, checked in to the OBBC, unloaded Mr. Toad, and went to the beach. Hot air ...

We actually got to Bumpass on Saturday, in time for a late dinner. Bumpass, by the way, is pronounced bumpus, not bump ASS or bum PASS. In ...

Lexington Valley Vineyards and a final look at CJ's house.

We got up early Friday morning and made it to Klines in Harrisonburg, VA in time for desert (after lunch). I had peach; CL had chocolate; M...

Last night we were at the Iron Horse Music Hall again. This time for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band . They're a New Orleans brass band tha...