Vacation Time

My wife and I have not been on a true vacation for about three years now so we have decided to take one. A group of our family members takes a vacation together on the Outer Banks or NC each year, and we are always invited to that but have not been able to in recent years. So this year we are going. Hallelujah, and it is just 4 days around the corner. The vacation lasts from Saturday to Saturday and is in a small town called Duck, NC. Duck is on the barrier islands off the coast of NC and is a beautiful place to vacation. There are not a lot of neon signs and carnival rides in or near Duck but there are lots of beautiful beaches and lighthouses up and down the coast line there. There is also the Wright Brothers museum in nearby Kitty Hawk to visit. If you haven't been there I recommend it. It is a neat view of some of the history that was made off the coast of NC in years past. The Wright brothers apparently chose that location due to the constant winds that blow. This time of year it is very economical to vacation there. Rental prices drop by two-thirds in some cases making it very affordable. We rent a large house and divide the cost between family members and that really makes it nice. Duck is a great place to relax, read, recharge, and get ready to head back to the real world and work again. There are ferries to some of the other islands and locations nearby if you want to take them over. There are neat towns up and down the island itself that all have history of their own to explore, and I love the lighthouses. But the main thing I plan to do is sit and read. There is a nice little reading area on the third floor of the house we are staying. You can see both coast lines of the island from that viewpoint and there are some comfortable reading chairs there. I plan to read some, look some, examine the inside of my eyeballs some, and generally rest for about 7 days before returning back to the grind. I will post updates and images to my Facebook page during that time but I don't know if I will blog very much at all. Too much sand, surf, food, and fun to be had to be spending too much time on a computer. 4 more days to go. YeeHaw.