The OBXperience is over and we have once again left a piece of ourselves out there. I sure hope it isn't another seven years before we get back. Alison commented that she is infected with "OBitis" and regular hits of it are necessary to sustain a tolerable quality of life. I think fate has over looked the fact that I was cut out to live somewhere extreme like that... maybe someday. The OBXperience included an all to brief visit to a Nature Conservancy site called Nags Head Woods that is a unique ecosystem called 'forested dunes' that will almost make you believe that you are in the mountains on the other side of the state. Miles of trails wander through this gorgeous place. A bit of arm twisting was required to get the boys out to Jockey's Ridge. "What's so special about a big sand dune?" was heard more than once. Well, once there we had to twist arms to get them to leave (that and a reminder that we could hit the beach when we got back to the rental). Jockey's Ridge is the highest sand dune on the east coast and is quite a site. In its wandering around over the years (as active dues are want to do) it has swallowed a motel and most of a putt-putt golf course. The latter still has a castle visible on the east side.
Later in the week, the surf began to get higher and higher. The undertow was quite strong by Friday thanks to swells from Hurricane Bertha waaaaay out in the Atlantic. Great boogie boarding conditions were there for the waiting, although on a less sloping beach the conditions would have been to die for. A care eye was kept for Rip Currents and some additional instruction given in the boarding school. Despite the rough conditions, those boys learned pretty well how to handle a wave and best of all how to shake off getting flipped when a big one hits!
The OBXperience is over and we have once again left a piece of ourselves out there. I sure hope it isn't another seven years before we get back. Alison commented that she is infected with "OBitis" and regular hits of it are necessary to sustain a tolerable quality of life. I think fate has over looked the fact that I was cut out to live somewhere extreme like that... maybe someday. The OBXperience included an all to brief visit to a Nature Conservancy site called Nags Head Woods that is a unique ecosystem called 'forested dunes' that will almost make you believe that you are in the mountains on the other side of the state. Miles of trails wander through this gorgeous place. A bit of arm twisting was required to get the boys out to Jockey's Ridge. "What's so special about a big sand dune?" was heard more than once. Well, once there we had to twist arms to get them to leave (that and a reminder that we could hit the beach when we got back to the rental). Jockey's Ridge is the highest sand dune on the east coast and is quite a site. In its wandering around over the years (as active dues are want to do) it has swallowed a motel and most of a putt-putt golf course. The latter still has a castle visible on the east side.
Later in the week, the surf began to get higher and higher. The undertow was quite strong by Friday thanks to swells from Hurricane Bertha waaaaay out in the Atlantic. Great boogie boarding conditions were there for the waiting, although on a less sloping beach the conditions would have been to die for. A care eye was kept for Rip Currents and some additional instruction given in the boarding school. Despite the rough conditions, those boys learned pretty well how to handle a wave and best of all how to shake off getting flipped when a big one hits!
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