Camp Hatteras September 22-25, 2016
Sometimes it takes a little nudge to get you to try an experience you've forgotten you enjoyed so much. That nudge was an invite to a big shindig for my friend Jenna's 40th birthday. It gave us the opportunity to plan a RV trip to Camp Hatteras, and I haven't visited there in over 13 years. Jenna's husband rented a 28 bedroom house in Corolla, NC. Russ and I hadn't even been through that area for about 6 years. Good thing didn't know the distance we'd have to travel when I made the plan or else I might have thought twice about it. Hatteras Island looked how I remembered. The untamed Pea Island refuge area still carries that feeling of complete isolation from the rest of the world. Just you and the beach. It's here where I used to take Phinny and Noel to the beach so they could run off lead, chase the frisbee, and play in the water. Only memories now. They are never with us long enough. We pulled into Camp Hatteras campground abo