Bald Head Island, Part 2

We had big plans for Saturday night, so during the day Saturday we laid low. Creed did a little fishing, Beth and I did a little shopping at some of the boutique stores, and the boys went swimming with PeePaw. Southern Living was having a big weekend on BHI, so Beth and I also got to tour a few of the Southern Living ideal homes.  

The view while driving your gold cart around BHI...so cool!

That evening we had tickets to Roast and Toast on the Coast and it was the highlight of our trip. There were food and drink tastings, booths for shopping, and a delicious Carolina-style pulled pork feast.

While we walked around and did a little shopping, the boys were getting ready for the cooking show with Southern Living's executive chef who heads all of their test kitchens. Luke ended up sitting in the front row for the entire hour-long show, and even asked questions. After raising his hand, Excuse me, Sir, what kid of sausage did you use? Yes, that really happened. Since we were not there the entire time we had people coming up to use all evening telling us about how cute and well-behaved Luke was during the cooking show!

Luke even got a picture with Robby Melvin after he told him the soup they made was only pretty good. Yep, that happened too. 

A fun and very Southern atmosphere

The Mid-Atlantic, a "new grass" band from Wilmington played after dinner and they were great!

Luke was impressed with the fiddle player and after the show ended he went up to him and told him he "played really good." Will, the fiddle player, ran and grabbed his bow and then gave it to Luke to keep.

Thrilled with his bow and Lego car that he got the chef to sign.

Sunday was another beautiful day so we loaded up the golf cart (and golf cart trailer!) and headed to the beach.

Headed to dinner on the back of our golf cart. :)

After dinner we drove by Old Baldy, the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is 200 years old this year!

At this point, we were SO relaxed. Bald Head is so different that any place we had ever been....just a slow, easy, relaxing place. No traffic, no reservations to make, no crowds to fight, and the best part...the only noise you hear is ocean waves. 

Truly incredible.