Beach Club at Whalehead our Outer Banks Lodging
Our rental at the Beach Club at Whalehead in Corolla had great beach decor, lots of comfort, a great kitchen, was super convenient to everything, and quiet!
Historical Seamstress & Homeschooler
Category: Visiting North Carolina
Lifesaving Station Restaurant in Duck – Outer Banks
Opening in 1985, the Sanderling Resort turned this former lifesaving station into their restaurant, featuring Southern Style cuisine.
Souvenirs, Andy Griffith, and Finding the Lost Colony
Excited to return to the Outer Banks for another vacation, we want to see Hatteras Island and the evidence of the discovery of the Lost Colony.
Currituck Beach Lighthouse and its Surrounding Views
First flashing a three-second white light every twenty seconds in 1875, this 158 foot tall tower has 214 steps rising to the top for amazing views.
16th Century Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island
Constructed by the Garden Club of North Carolina, this two-acre garden represents one that might have existed if the Roanoke Colony succeeded.
Exploring Roanoke Island’s 16th Century History
It was here that Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first English colony to America in 1585 in the name of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Wright Brothers’ Test Flights at Kitty Hawk
We learned about the Outer Banks islanders who recommended this site while befriending and helping the Wright Brothers make history.
Shopping at Timbuck II Shopping Village in Corolla
Found these gorgeous hollyhocks in front of the Cotton Gin, which was a massive shop that kept going and going, upstairs and downstairs and around the corner.
Touring Wild Corolla Horses in a Hummer Jeep
Descended from 16th century Spanish horses that washed ashore after shipwrecks, these Banker horses have stocky bodies, short legs, and fluffy fur.
Ghost Crab Takes me to her House at the Outer Banks
After walking from this spot up to the Corolla Horses then back, while collecting sea shells, we had spent all morning on the beach and walked three miles!
