Tuesday, we took the kids to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. We had such a fun time. Nana, Uncle Shaun, Aunt Mandi, Uncle Danny, Aunt Lesli & Cousin Michael all came with us~ talk about a gaggle of Gilligan's (and Scheurer's) ;) Miss Emma Kate LOVED the Sea Otters and Ben Loved watching the divers in the Shark Tank. We saw a ton of really cool fish, sea turtles, Sharks & Stingrays. Then we went to lunch at Big Al's Soda Fountain. A really cute 50's inspired restaurant with a Jukebox & dance floor. The kids & I had a blast dancin' around waiting for our lunch to be served. Dinner that night was Ben's favorite (and mine): My uncle Greg's Italian Sausage pasta (though of course Ben just ate the sausage part ;) ).
Wednesday, we took the Ferry to Ocracoke Island. On the drive down to the ferry docks we got to see The Bodie Lighthouse & Cape Hatteras. Ben was loving that! Once we were on the Ferry, we got to feed the Seagulls. Boy were they hungry, they come so close to you, it's truly amazing! Our first stop once we got to Ocracoke was My Uncle Greg's Friends House. The Barry's have an adorable house & Mr. Barry invited Ben to go out on his boat. So Ben, Chris, Uncle Greg & Cousin Michael all got to ride in Mr. Barry's boat. Oh yea, the best part, Ben got to DRIVE the boat ~ he was doing doughnuts in the harbor ;) We ate lunch outside with a fabulous view. Their were pelicans all around, they're SO pretty!! After lunch, we headed over to the Ocracoke Lighthouse. The kids got a kick out of going inside to look around.
Our last stop before heading back onto the ferry, was Teach's Hole (the PIRATE shop)! Ben got such a kick out of seeing a "real live pirate" and getting to pick out some pirate gear! As we were leaving the store, Ben & the "real" Pirate got into a Dual and Ben won!!! We got back on the ferry, fed some more seagulls and headed back to our Beach house. On the way home, we stopped by Cape Hatteras so Ben could get out of the car and see it up close, he thought it was SO cool!! What fun we had!!!
Stay tuned for even more Vacation adventures.....
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