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April 26, 2015.  Yesterday we chowed down on a real farm breakfast of eggs (homemade), bacon (not homemade), fresh fruit and strong coffee.  Thus fortified, Matt and Christopher set out for a state-wide music contest in which Christopher played the … Continue reading →

While we hated to leave Chippokes Plantation, we were excited to head to our next stop — the incomparable Wild Hare Farm in Hanover VA, the home of my niece Alyson, her husband Matt, son Christopher, daughter Madelyn, three dogs … Continue reading →

April 23, 2015.  Having passed over and through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel twice in 24 hours, I now have some updated facts and observations about the well-loved CBBT. First, it is not 27 miles long, as I reported yesterday. … Continue reading →

April 22, 2015.  Gosh, it feels like a year since I last wrote.  We’ve been on, over and through two ferries, one million bridges, two tunnels and three lighthouses since yesterday afternoon.  The ferry from Cedar Island to Ocracoke was … Continue reading →

April 21, 2015.  Below are some pictures of Cedar Creek Campground in Sea Level.  This is a good example of a family owned commercial campground (as opposed to, say. a KOA or Good Sam’s campground).  The owner and his wife … Continue reading →

April 20, 2015.  After a wonderful breakfast with Jenny and Dick, we pulled out of Southport at about 9:30 in full sun (for a welcome change) and headed up to Cape Lookout. On the way, we passed through historic Wilmington … Continue reading →

April 19, 2015.  After breakfast this morning, we took the two dogs (Doris and her cousin Daisy) for a walk on the beach at Oak Island — very near Southport.  When we returned to Jenny’s house, a car was in the … Continue reading →

April 18, 2015.  This morning we woke up early and dashed through our morning routine so we could get an early start on the short 75-mile drive to Southport NC to stay with my sister Jenny and her lovely husband … Continue reading →

April 17, 2015.  This morning, fortified with scrambled farm-fresh eggs, bacon, biscuits, muscadine preserves, a good night’s sleep and (most important) a trail map of Hunting Island, I see now that I have cast undue aspersions on the trail map … Continue reading →

Just getting used to this blogging again. I tried to start the new 2015 trip with a new “page” but it turns out that is not what pages are for on a blog site.  Viewers on a mobile device only … Continue reading →