This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Summer Break 2025, Part 1
Jan
14
2026
I had heard good things about the Outer Banks of North Carolina, so that area was on my list of places to visit eventually. No one came up with other ideas, so we went to the Outer Banks (AKA OBX).
Plus I wanted to get there before the ocean levels rise and wipe out coastal touristy areas.
Day 1:
We drove. All day. Made it to Virginia.
Then it was evening, then morning, the next day.
Day 2:
We took a break from a lot of driving and did some hiking.
Our first activity was a cave tour. We have toured a number of caves and I don’t know that I would have been that excited about this one, but they do have the world’s largest musical instrument – the Stalacpipe Organ.
Much of the cave was the typical cave stuff, but it was a self-guided tour so we didn’t get the turn-off-all-the-lights bit.
This formation was called Curtains:
