Yesterday's Lighthouses

This is the Ocracoke lighthouse taken from the ferry as we were leaving the docks.


Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and visitors center.
This is the Bodie Lighthouse which is currently under renovation. The funds for this renovation were from the stimulus package. This is to help the preservation of our landmarks (or so I was told).

Wright Brothers & Lighthouse hopping

We started the morning out ae the Wright Brothers Flight Room and Museum. It was a very interesting place.

 We thought this was an interesting house...


Hwy. 12, Frisco, NC

Directions:

Hwy 12 around 52 miles south of the intersection of US 64/264 (Whalebone). Roughly midway between the towns of Buxton and Hatteras in Frisco, on the south side.

Sunset on the Currituck Sound

THIS WAS AWESOME!!!!!!

At Kitty Hawk North Carolina

Today we travelled to the outer banks of North Carolina and along the way we saw the first cotton fields in my life. It was so neat. The fields were just white and the bales of cotton were so white. What a site!!!


The causeways were so impressive. The water beautiful, so blue....WOW


Even Eeyore had fun!!

We ventured up to the Currituck lighthouse about 20 north of where we are staying. It is so beautiful here...I dont want to leave. We are going lighthouse hopping tomorrow and that should be fun. The picture below is a stock photo because the lighthouse was closed for tours when we got there.

Eeyore crossing the border

We left Dallas, Georgia this morning and made it a short travel day we are in Greenville, South Carolina. Tomorrow night we are scheduled to be in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Visit with my favorite nieces

We went to visit with my two favorite nieces this morning and had a great talk with them both. These are two of the sweetest girls that I have ever met and I would love them to death even if they weren't family. Andrea is on the right and she is the oldest child of my brother and Tori is on the left, she is the baby of the family. Both of these girls have the biggest hearts and are just loves.
I shared my Stone Hill wine with them....they were smiling!!

DONT EAT AT SHONEY'S

After we checked in in Acworth Ga. Rick and I had dinner at Shoney's right next to the motel.....4 hours later he was throwing up his toenails and that continued for over 5 hours. I knew he was really sick when he said "I am so cold...please curl up to help me get warm." He usually kicks me to move over the other way.

Thank God...he was feeling better this morning and other than being really weak, I guess you could say he is no worse for wear.

He did talk to the manager at the restaurant this morning....they offered him a free breakfast...NOT!!!!

FUN CAR

This awesome car passed us and all I can say is the truck exceeded the speed limit(BY A LOT) so I could take this picture. We have seen so many cool looking cars and trucks from all parts of the country.

Acworth Georgia

ENTERING GEORGIA!!!
I JUST LIKED THIS SIGN!!!


FALL COLORS.....

We are in Acworth for the night and are going to Dallas GA to see my dear nieces tomorrow. Today we traveled from Nashville into Georgia. The colors are turning and no matter how hard I tried I couldnt get a decent shot. As we go into South Carolina (oh yea, and now North Carolina [Kitty Hawk] I will try to get some more).

Neely's Bar-B-Q

The best Bar-B-Q I have ever had...fall off the bone tender ribs, bar-b-q spaghetti, to die for beans..A once in a lifetime treat. Thanks Pat & Gina Neely for your great food.

A busy day

I just loved the look of this Mustang so I grabbed a shot of it. Sorry about the blur but we were doing 70 MPH and she was doing about 70-80 on a different road.

Leaves changing colors





We made some time today and covered quite a few miles. We started out in Fenton, Mo. then crossed the Mississippi into Illinois, on to Indiana, then to Mt Washington Kentucky to visit some dear friends and still made it for dinner at Neely's Bar-B Q in Nashville before closing. The colors are really starting to change and they are really pretty.

Left Branson....now in St Louis

We spent the majority of the day in Branson catching the last couple of shows before we left town. The Hank Williams Revisited was a good show and the artist was very good. I dont really like Hank Williams music, but this dude made it good.

I did find a beautiful handmade quilt that will be wonderful on my new bed when I get home..So yes Beverly I did do some shopping, LOL

We travelled to St Louis tonight and we are heading to Kentucky in the morning. I cant wait to see how the leaves are turning and how the Mississippi looks tomorrow.

Time for a shower and sleep time. Until tomorrow...crossing the Mississippi this morning

THE OAKRIDGE BOYS

I have seen this group twice before and both times they rocked. The last time was over 25 years ago...the crowd was rowdier, the volumn greater...but they are still AWESOME....MY HANDS ARE SORE FROM CLAPPING, THROAT SORE FROM YELLING....IT ROCKED.

THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN!!!!!

The Branson Belle

We had lunch on the Branson Belle and cruised Table Rock reservoir . The meal was OK and the entertainment I would rate as a 5 out of 10. If I was to come to Branson again I will not be putting this on the list of things to do.

We are official DUKS

YES we rode the duck....this is a really fun ride that is an amphibious vehicle that runs on the land as well as in the lake. Ride the Ducks

We also were given free tickets to a 10 AM concert. Down home Country

What a great wake up show...got the blood moving.

The day finished up with Dolly Pardon's Dixie Stampede....I must say that both Rick and I we not impressed by the show or the food.

Tomorrow we Start the day with the Branson Belle and that should be great

Arrived in Branson Missouri

We rolled into Branson Missouri this early afternoon. We went to the information center and got all of our tickets for the shows. We then went to a presentation of Wyndam Properties and was very pressured to purchase a time share style condo. I guess it was worth spending two hours of our time for $100 refund on our stay here.

We went to see the show Pierce Arrow this evening and I would recommend it to anyone who likes country and gospel music as well as some great comedy throw in. It was fun and we did enjoy it.

Tomorrow we are going to ride the duck as well as go to the dixie stampede. That should also be a blast.

Visits with More relatives

We went to Galena Kansas to visit with my second cousins. What a fun time..telling old stories and some that I had not heard before. Ate breakfast at a hole in the wall just on the outskirts of Galena...a full breakfast for both of us...eggs, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and coffee for $4.00 each....WOW I want to bring these prices back to Oregon.

We went to the grave of my Grandpa & Grandma McKinley (Millard Filmore & Essie Rose Bacon McKinley Pyle) as well as my Great-Grandma Brewer (Bacon) (Harding)(Johnson)....family plot. Uncle Charlie Pyle is also there.

We are staying here until early next week then its on to Branson, MO for 3 nights and 4 days of entertainment, rides, and general fun.

Hanging in Miami

THE HORNBACK BOYS----.

Randall Hornback, Rick Hornback-Knowles, Clifford Hornback

Wow Rick now has blood relatives in Carthage Missouri. He also has a third cousin by marriage who just happens to be my Aunt by marriage....Beverly Pyle Kerns


We arrived in Miami, Oklahoma on Wednesday about noon. We have been spending time with Roseannes side of the family. Then on Thursday Rick got to meet some people that we thought might be blood relatives. As it turned out, not only are they blood relatives they are his second cousins. Funny thing is, my aunt by marriage is his third cousin...confused yet...LOL so were we. It was so great to see the three old men, sitting and talking and going over the charts of who was who 100 years ago.
Yesterday evening we went to my cousins for a great dinner and sat and talked for hours.

We are picking up my other Aunt (Norma) and going to catfish Johns for lunch down in Grove Oklahoma.

Pictures will follow...using Aunt Beverly's computer.

Lunch was awesome. I love good catfish..for Rick they also had good burgers, although they use the same oil for the fish and the fries...yuk!!! for someone that does not eat fish.

A crazy day to say the least!!!!

Last night we had dinner with my cousin Mark. As we sat and talked we were trying to figure out how many decades (not years) since we had seen each other. The closest we could come was that he was too young to drive and he just had his 50th birthday this year, so to sat the least it has been way too long.



We started out this morning in Kansas City, Missouri...then travelled to Wichita, Kansas....down to Oklahoma City for a visit to Sgt. Grit Marine Corp Supply...Hubby was in heaven!!!! We left Oklahoma City and headed to Tulsa to spend the night. It has been a well travelled day.

The Bugs are Horrific

There are so many bugs on the raod its hard to believe. The fuzzy places on the picture are splattered bugs....So Sorry, but I just had to explain!!