Once-a-year, we pack up the minivan and my wife, kids, and I drive down south to the Outer Banks, North Carolina. For some reason this trip seems to be one of the most relaxed and most anticipated trips for me. One wonders “how relaxing can a trip be when taking 3 1/2 year-old and 7 month-old boys”?
We’re staying at a large house with my in-laws, as well as my sister and brother-in-law, and their two little ones (close to the same ages as my kids). Fortunately we travel down right as the busy season ends, and enjoy little to no traffic, empty beaches, weather in the upper 70s, and lot’s of sun.
We normally stay in the north part of the Outer Banks in a town called Walehead (the town south of Carolla). There lies the Currituck Beach Lighthouse which is one of the five historic Outer Banks lighthouses.
I would definitely recommend this as a great spot to take the family for some R&R and fun. While there are no amusement parks for miles, this vacation is more a time to spend with the family, playing with the kids, getting some sun, and letting it all go.
Currituck Beach Lighthouse