On the Road Again....I Just Can't Wait to Get on the Road Again

Since my sister and I returned home at almost the same time, we decided to take the opportunity to do something we've always wanted to do....a ROAD TRIP!  And since Savannah, Georgia was a place that we always wanted to see, we decided that would be our southern-most destination.

Our first stop was at Chincoteague to see the ponies cross over from Assateague.  But it began to rain really hard and we didn't really know where to go so we missed that part, but we did get to see the ponies parade down main street.  Each year they round up ponies, swim them across the channel, and sell off the babies to control the herd.

Later that night, we camped at Assateague National Park, and then we got really up-close-and-personal with them.  They smelled our food cooking and came to investigate, I guess....

Then we traveled down the Outer Banks.  Other than having to go out and buy a 2-3 person tent (for 4 people) (and yes, we did fit, why do you ask?!), because our other tent kept blowing over on the windy beach,  there were no other mishaps.

Outer Banks, North Carolina

Cape Hatteras Light Station

 We made a stop at Jockey Ridge State Park in North Carolina one evening at sunset.  A.MAZE.ING!

The four of us - Melody, Kelly, me & Ashley

From the Outer Banks, we took a ferry to get back to the mainland.  On our way we passed through Ocracoke - the cutest little island ever.  Since we were kinda on a schedule right then, we had to zip right through.  I want to go back!  And then we settled in for our 2 1/2 hour long ferry ride.

After lots of driving we reached our destination - Savannah, Georgia.  Home to beautiful houses and buildings, sweet southern accents, cobblestone streets, friendly people, Spanish moss, and hot weather.

We were advised to go to Leopold's for ice cream by a very patronizing man.  We decided to follow his advice anyway and went to get some of the ice cream that's been voted as one of the top ten in the world.

On our way up north we visited Boone Hall Plantation.  It was gorgeous!  Especially all the live oaks and Spanish moss, but the house was pretty cool too.  This plantation has been used in the sets of several movies and some celebrities have gotten married there.

Gullah woman explaining her culture.  So interesting.

The sis and I.

I got to experience (at least) two very southern things:

Cajun boiled peanuts

Dead alligator.  We didn't hit it.  It had been dead for....awhile. :)

These pictures (fortunately or unfortunately) were only the tip of the iceberg.  In between there was lots of driving, camping, talking, singing, and ummm...some other things! :)