The main reason we went to the OBX was for a friends wedding. The wedding was beautiful and we were able to dodge the rain droplets just enough to get the ceremony in. Congratulations again Gretchen and Matt...best wishes for a wonderful marriage. We decided to make this a vacation so we stayed for a full week. Another couple went along with us (they were invited to the wedding also) and split the cost of renting a house. The house was awesome...so cute and the decor was just my speed; modern! I'm not a fan of that beachy look with seashells and lighthouses so when I saw the pictures of this house on the internet, I had to rent it! I'm so glad we did...the owners of this house know how to make you feel at home. Here is what we did all week...
Saturday: Arrive in the OBX at 6:30pm!!!!!!!!!!!! The most frustrating drive of my entire life...traffic was INSANE! Erik and I both said that we could not handle that drive again. Unpack and go out to grab some dinner at "Owen's Restaurant"! I had shrimp and it was very yummy. We also made a trip to the Food Lion for food at the house.
Sunday: Slept in, take a drive to check out the town, grab lunch at the brewery and wedding at 6:30pm followed by reception at the Mallard's Marsh.
Monday: Slept in again, went to Aquarium in Manteo, lunch/shopping in downtown Manteo (lunch at "Poor Richards Sandwich Shop") and dinner at "Dirty Dicks" later.
Tuesday: Went to breakfast at "Stack Em High", went to Wright Brothers Museum and dinner at Gretchen and Matt's place (Matt is a chef at a 5 star restaurant in Philly). He made a clam bake for everyone!
Wednesday: This was the rainy day of the trip so we decided to just drive around and shop. We made dinner at home this evening and watched a movie.
Thursday: Erik and I headed to the beach for a few hours. We both are not big beach people but had to make an appearance just once. We only stayed for a couple hours. Came back, had some leftover food from dinner the night before, played a round of mini golf, went to "Tale of the Whale" for dinner and tried another place for mini golf afterwards.
Friday: Slept in, went to 2 mini golf courses and dinner at "Applebees" (yes I know nothing special but the couple we were with really wanted to go here). After dinner we packed our things and relaxed watching Olympics until bed.
Saturday: Up at 5am to leave and beat the traffic! On the road by 5:30am. Arrived to Camp Hill at 12:00pm, picked up Del and headed home to unpack. Our vacation is now OVER! : (
We watched a lot of the Olympics when we were at the house...very exciting! Yay for Phelps! Below are some pictures I took while we were there. Enjoy!
A must take pic...LOL!
Marina in Manteo
Wright Brothers Monument
Me being goofy with the statues at the Wright Brothers Museum.
Beautiful sunset!
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I photographed Gretchen and Matt's wedding. They were a lot of fun. So happy the rain held off!
-Duane
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