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| On the way Down Va. Rte 17 |
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<----- The Ferry across the James River. . to Smithfield ----->
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Where we stayed at the Smithfield Station hotel on the Pagan river |
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Dusty and Diana hosted a Happy Hour in their suite |
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Until Dinner... urp!
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They gave us all this food cuz' they liked us ..
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Early AM around the Marina |
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Jon Heimeal of the Hampton Roads Chapter paid us a call in the AM, with his 55, 56, 57 Coupe |
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We packed up and headed south |
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We stopped at the Dismal Swamp Rest Area |
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Where Pepper Kight of the Hampton Roads Chapter caught up with us |
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Through the Great Dismal Swamp Area |
Bob & Donna
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Preston & Betsy
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At the Fort Raleigh National Monument |
Lunch at Darrells Seafood in Manteo |
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...and at the "radish" across the way, but we were too busy eating to take pics.. |
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Further down Rte 158 .... |
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Stopped at the Bodie Island Lighthouse... |
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heading down to Buxton |
To stay at the Comfort Inn |
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Dinner at the Austin Creek Grille in Hatteras |
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Early AM from the top of the Buxton Comfort Inn |
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The Ocean in the early AM |
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Shots at the Hatteras Lighthouse |
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Onto the ferry over to Okracoke Island |
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Stopped to see the ponies, penned at Okracoke |
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Pics of a gorgeous, windy beach and our "Hatteras hair" |
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Taking a pic of Dusty taking a pic of us |
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The Okracoke Lighthouse |
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and onto the Ferry to Swan Quarter ( 3 hours) |
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Paul & Karen advised we all get a bag lunch for the trip ...(smart) |
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Dusty Slept |
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They caught the extra eats... I caught a cold! |
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Did I mention, the trip was 3 hours...! |
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Off at Swan Quarter and northbound for Edenton |
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The cotton fields still await the combine... |
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The road across Lake Mattamuskeet |
Next morning, gathering for departure from Edenton |
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We stopped in Zuni, Virginia to visit one of our Chapter members, Norris Edmonds |
who installed a GM power steering box in his Transstar |
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Yes, Norris is in the middle, and does all his own work, an amazing fellow. |
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We said our goodbye's and headed back home. We added 920 fun miles to the car this trip. |
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