Bringing Sandy to the OBX is something we knew we'd do at least once. Well, this was the time. It fit perfectly in our road trip itinerary. Doug was dreading the drive down - he always makes it in 6 hours (if no traffic) with his record time being 5 hours 45 minutes. We already knew driving Sandy would be one of the longest trips. So, we get on Route 17 in Wincester, VA, and decide to take it as far as we can. It actually wasn't bad... back roads, but not much traffic at all! :) But, it still took us 2 hours longer. We did make extra stops so it wasn't too bad. Needless to say, we were glad to get on the island! Sandy did a good job - she has a little hesitation when we sit idle. Not sure exactly what that is yet.
We got here just in time to make it to Black Pelican's happy hour! 4:58 was when we were seated (happy hour 3-5). The waitress allowed us to partake in the happy hour specials - $4.99 for 1/2 lb. of shrimp and $2 off their pizzas. Thank goodness we got these discounts!! :) (Those who know us well are smiling right now!) We got some shrimp and our favorite, white seafood pizza! :) Then came their amazing Bailey's fudge torte - that is to die for!
We spent our days in the OBX on the beach (as usual) and our evenings having dinner at one of our favorite places, then hanging out with Doug's mom at her house. Sandy was just parked in the driveway for this leg of the roadtrip. But we had fun taking pictures of her down here!
Make sure if you're down here, you make a trek down to the Outer Banks Fishing Pier. I had some tasty fresh tuna salad and a fantastic piece of key lime pie.
