Enthusiast II
For years my wife and I have talked about taking the Currituck Ferry from Knotts Island, so for her birthday I decided to go for it. I didn't know before hand that she had never been on a ferry, so that was interesting. Once landing in Currituck we decided to explore a little bit and noticed that the Currituck Beach Lighthouse was only 9 miles away. That 9 miles took an unexpected hour because we had to take Hwy 158 down to Hwy 12, but it was worth it because we found ourselves on the Outer Banks (which we also talked about visiting for years). When we made it to the lighthouse, we also discovered the Whalehead Club.
Lighthouse view from the Whalehead Club:
Whalehead Club:
Bridge to the Whalehead Club:
Much to my surprise, my wife didn't feel like climbing up the lighthouse that day (she loves lighthouses). However, she was excited about the idea of the 4WD Beach...and the road signs said it was only about 2 miles further down Hwy 12. So we went and played on the beach.
End of the pavement:
We found an entire community living along the beach, but I won't share those pictures for privacy reasons. We also found that the entire area was full of wild horses:
We started our departure around 4:30-5:00pm and realized we had forgotten about the tide change. The race was on as I had to bank the Jeep numerous times to avoid the incoming waves and/or oncoming traffic:
Lighthouse view from the Whalehead Club:
Whalehead Club:
Bridge to the Whalehead Club:
Much to my surprise, my wife didn't feel like climbing up the lighthouse that day (she loves lighthouses). However, she was excited about the idea of the 4WD Beach...and the road signs said it was only about 2 miles further down Hwy 12. So we went and played on the beach.
End of the pavement:
We found an entire community living along the beach, but I won't share those pictures for privacy reasons. We also found that the entire area was full of wild horses:
We started our departure around 4:30-5:00pm and realized we had forgotten about the tide change. The race was on as I had to bank the Jeep numerous times to avoid the incoming waves and/or oncoming traffic: