March 12, 2015 - Rodanthe, NC - Outer Banks, - Had a great meal last night at Good Winds here, bacon wrapped scallops and fish and chips. Easy run down to the Outer Banks from Virginia Beach yesterday, flat country roads. The day before we had a nice visit down to the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Sandbridge, VA south of VB. Saw : Cormorants, Turkey Vulture, Snow, Canada and Blue Geese, Tundra Swan, Mallard, Canvasback, Pintail and Northern Shoveller Ducks, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Coots, Gulls, Terns, Mourning Doves, Flicker, BlueJay, Crow, Starling, Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Common Grackle, Carolina Wren and Yellow Rumped Warbler! Not bad!
Back Bay Wildlife Refuge - Dunes Trail
On the way to our campground (KOA in Rodanthe) stopped at the Outer Banks Info stop in Kitty Hawk which is host to the Century of Flight Memorial.
6 miles down the road is the Wright Brothers National Monument, finished in 1932 to commemorate the first manned flight at Kill Devil Hills:
Pretty impressive, and a nice spot for lunch, although what's all the fuss about 892 feet and 59 seconds in the air?
Finished up the day walking the endless beach and dunes.
Dave, you picked a great time to get outta' Dodge! Looks awesome. No crowds, perfect.
ReplyDeleteHow were the snow geese? Magestic and healthy I hope. Hear they are dropping by the hundreds out of the sky due to some sort of avian virus...
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