May 24th....

Burn, Outer Banks, Burn!

I smell a riot goin' on!....

Okay.....I woke up in OBX to nice conditions.

Around noonish, I went to the Kill Devil Hills

store and by the time I left the store, the

'smoke' had rolled in. Apparantly, some

swamp or something is on fire west of the

Outer Banks and the wind is pushing the

smoke onto the island. Below are some pictures

I took...

Approaching Roanoke Island...

The picture below is somewhat editted.

You can see where the smoke is rising from

the distance..the source of all the bad

conditions......

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I am at home now. Good to be home, if only

for about 12 hours......

Back to Chucktown tomorrow.....

Until next time......

May 23rd

Day 2.....went to Virginia Beach to Norfolk and

then onto the Outer Banks. Below are the pictures

I took......

This sign is about 3 blocks from the

Virginia Beach Oceanfront....

Leaving Virginia, I took the old 'historic

Albemarle Highway'.....$2.99 Watermelons!

Off the Albemarle Highway, lies a beast

known as...GRAAAAAVE DIGGER!

...more monster trucks....

...then, onto the Outer Banks. This is the bridge

that takes you directly into Kitty Hawk...

.....tomorrow, I'm coming home.

Until next time.....

May 22nd

I'm on a swing thru Virginia and the Outer

Banks. There's really not a lot to see on 95

North....virtually nothing. I started to see

a few things of interest when I was looking

for gas in Williamsburg. The pics are not

that good but, again, they were done while

driving. Up first:

This is a tunnel on the Colonial Parkway..

...and yes, my windshield is cracked.

It happened about the time I sent the last

payment off. Next, is the sign at the

entrance to the Parkway....

Tomorrow, it's Virginia Beach area and then, hopefully, onto Kitty Hawk....I made reservations tonite, so with a bit of luck, I'll make it by 6 pm... Until next time.....

May 13th

Just got back from another road trip.

This time, I hit Florence, SC, Amelia Island,

Florida, St. Simon Island, Georgia, Hilton Head,

SC and back home (Wilmington, NC) all in about

39 hours. Below are a few pictures I took

when I could.....click to enlarge...

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At an intersection near the Florida/Georgia border

South of the Border, SC (day break)

Approaching the bridge to St Simons Island

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Two reasons South Carolina rocks harder

than your state.....

1. Hot Dog Buffets.....

2. Big Al's Lawn Service....Old Skool prices...

_____________________________ The prior mentioned deck in our backyard...

with roof completed.....

Ol' dirty butt Thomas.....

....until next time.....

May 5th

This past weekend, I actually had Saturday

off. The building bug bit me and I decided

to put a roof on our free standing deck in

the backyard. Below are some pictures of

the progress.......

On Sunday, I worked a half day and came

home to finish the project. I did finish it but

I failed to take pictures.....I get 'em up soon

enough.......

Next are pictures I've taken while I've

been driving in Virginia. I've been in Wlliamsburg

down to Norfolk and only a few pictures were worth

putting up.....maybe even these aren't that good

BUT it's something....click to enlarge ANOTHER traffic jam in Norfolk (Downtown tunnel) Getting ready to enter aniother tunnel....

....until next time....