Beach day 2 ...

Day 2 of vacation we wake up

and all is pretty calm. The sun was even trying to come out

so we thought ok, might end up a good beach day

we were very wrong about that!

We had to check out of the hotel and our condo would

not be ready until 4:00 so we had some

time to kill. Decided to take a ride up to Kitty Hawk and check

out what the storm did to the beach. Poor Kitty Hawk always

suffers terrible beach erosion. 

The wind started picking up and then was like

crazy!! At times it felt like it could knock you down!

As we were driving up beach road we came to a point where

they had the road blocked. Power lines were coming down and

were laying across Beach Road. We turn and head

over to the bypass, which runs parallel to Beach Road.

And now the wind is so bad that it makes driving hard.

the back end of Tropical Storm Hermine is now whipping around

the Outer Banks!

We decide maybe best to just find somewhere to park

and sit it out for a little bit. Avery had fallen asleep

in her carseat so a good opportunity for her to get her 

morning nap in. 

We decide on Kmart parking lot, big space, pretty clear

of power lines. 

Sat there for a little bit, Avery woke so we decided to go

in to Kmart....to kill more time. As we got out of the car though

2 firetrucks arrived, not sure what was going on but they

were escorting folks out and said they were closing. Maybe they had

lost power since all of Kitty Hawk had no power.

Now what should we do.....SHOPPING!!

we head down to Nags Head to the Outlet Mall. The wind....OMG, the

wind! It was just funny trying to walk in it!

We only went in the Polo store because no one really wanted to

be walking around in the crazy wind, it's an outside mall.

Next up, Lunch!!

Headed over to Mulligans and at this point, the rain came back

So big winds and now cold rain

At least we didn't have to wait long for a table.

We enjoyed a wonderful lunch and some cold beers!

and then the best thing happened, they texted me that our

condo was ready early and we could check in!! 

So after lunch we headed to the condo. It's the same condo that

my brother-in-law used to own so even though new owners,

it still feels like "beach home" to us.

We ordered take out.....so many restaurants were closed.

And a lot of them were not doing delivery, some were not even

taking pick up orders!

of course had to do selfies at the restaurant

we were all so happy to be somewhere dry and no wind haha

this was the best selfie! 

I'm on a roll.....more tomorrow

later.....