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My Outer Banks Trip!

I just found these pictures from my trip to the Outer Banks this Summer, thought you might want to see them! :)
Extreme boredom in the car...
 But who doesn't love the Sandlot? :)
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
 Corolla Lighthouse
 The Whalehead Club
 A Blow-fish at the Roanoke Aquarium
 Personally I like the touch tank :) 
A Crab hiding in his shell at the Roanoke Aquarium
 Beach Toys!

A Seahorse :)
Our Epic Sandcastle!
 But some of us would rather make Drip Castles...
 ...or lay in the sand
 Penguins at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium 
 Nimbus, the albino turtle at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium, he has many many issues...
 At the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium 
A Lion Fish at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium
 An Octopus (taken with the flash) at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium
 Real Seahorses! At Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium
Pungo/Nuese/Eno the otter (I'm not sure which one) t the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium 


 We like to play Mini-Golf :)
 Sand Fleas! Please tell me you have played with them before too?
 I love to ride the waves, but it was so cold this year!
So instead I read :)
 An awesome Sand Turtle :)
 Sunrise :)
 Summer '12
 OBX <3
 "Footprints in the Sand"
 Now come on, how many of y'all have seen horses on sandbars out in the ocean? Cool right! When they are done eating they just swim back to the island!
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
 View of the island from the top of the Lighthouse
 We found this (Horseshoe Crab shell)...
 ...and these just laying on the Beach! Epic Seashells :)

I Hope you all enjoyed these little tid-bits of information about my life! Comment below and tell me if you would like to see more :) 
I miss the Beach so much!!!
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