G-Ma/G-Pa Robinson Visit, Outer Banks Fihsing, Hiking at Eno

Gramma Deb and Granpa Rob came down on a NC scouting trip last week and spent several days with us and checking out the area.

While the women stayed in Raleigh and caught up on girl stuff, Rob and I took an overnight trip to the outer banks. It was the first time either of us had been there and we did a fair amount of exploring (and fishing!). The outer banks offer miles and miles of great beaches, most of which you can drive your vehicle on. Makes for easy fishing and great justification for buying a four wheel drive truck five years ago!

We arrived in Nag's Head, poked around a while and headed further south and fished for a while at Oregon Inlet. After an hour or two of inactivity and soaking up UV rays we headed on to Rodanthe to find a place to stay for the night. We settled on renting a small cabin at a KOA which, unbeknownst to us, didn't have heat or any sort of linens for the beds. Got pretty chilly that night!

We fished that night for a while at the beach right outside the campground then headed to the Rodanthe pier where we each caught a half dozen or so skates (like a stingray minus the stinging hardware) then sucked down a couple frosty beverages at a little bar.

After we thawed out the next morning we decided to head further South to Cape Hatteras, fished for a while, caught another couple skates and a couple little bluefish and headed back to Raleigh. We'll get the big one next time.





Sunday offered a cool cloudy fall day so we decided to take a hike in Eno River State Park outside of Durham. Norah tolerated 3 miles of hills and branches smacking her in the face and was justly rewarded with a few strawberries while sitting on a rock in the middle of the Eno River. Good kid!