The Outer Banks

Think “Wright Brothers”. Think “Cape Hatteras” and “lighthouses” and “sand” and “surf”. It was 86° and sunshine when I got here at 3:00. Four hours later there had been a heavy rain and it dropped down to 60°. Welcome to springtime on the Outer Banks. The complex I have the good fortune of staying in is half empty right now with only the occasional sound of children playing on the beach or in the nearby pool. In six weeks, it will be an entirely different place. This is my favorite time to travel…off season.

Unfortunately the next few days will be rainy and cool but by Wednesday it will be warm and sunny again. The rainy days are best spent doing the touristy thing and looking at monuments and shopping. Not to mention relaxing, taking naps, reading and writing.

Frankie Faison at arrivals for Marvel’’s LUKE CAGE Premiere on NETFLIX, AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theater, New York, NY September 28, 2016. Photo By: Patrick Cashin/Everett Collection

I saw a man at breakfast this morning. He looked so familiar but I couldn’t place him. Turned out he was Frankie Faison. He’s an actor who has been in lots of television shows and movies. What a gentle and funny man he was. So gracious. He kept stopping by and adding a funny line to the last interaction. By the time he left, I was laughing hysterically at him. It’s a fun start already. I love the kind of vacation that remains largely unplanned and you never know what’s around the corner.

Oh, I saw my first alligator in the wild today! ❤️

“Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119:133‬ ‭NIV‬