Driving through the Outer Banks

The Outer Banks from north to south are very different in character from each other. In the north Kitty Hawk and Nags Head are large seaside resorts from what we saw spread out along a six lane highway filled with many, many seaside shops. The large wooden clad houses sat high up on the sandbanks looking out on the ocean if you were lucky enough to be on the front row.

A short 30 minute ferry ride took us across to Ocracoke Island about 16 miles long. The village was smaller, quainter and more like an old fashioned English seaside town. Blackbeard was killed here but it is also famous for its ponies! We stayed the night and Mark had seafood at The Flying Melon!