After last year's trip to Bald Head was cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew, we made plans to come back the exact same week this year, hoping to get lucky with better weather...we ended up hitting the jackpot and had the best fall break we could imagine! (Be prepared for picture overload!)
Our flight out of Louisville left at 5:23am, so we watched the sun come up in Charlotte while we waited for our connection to Wilmington.
Wheels up, and ready to get to the beach!
PeePaw picked us up at the airport and we drove to Southport to get on the ferry. Luke was very anxious of the ferry ride at first...he couldn't understand why he wasn't wearing his life jacket on a boat!
But, as the ride went on became more comfortable.
Our first glimpse of Bald Head Island
There are no cars on BHI, so we had a little tram take us and our luggage to our condo.
We got settled in, the boys napped, and then we headed (and by headed I mean the six of us crammed on a golf cart meant for four!) to the beach for their Howl at the Moon party.
A local restaurant catered seafood chowder and everyone brought appetizers to share as we waited for the moon to rise over the Atlantic. As soon as the moon made it's appearance, there was bagpipe music and everyone on the beach howled. It was so fun!
Our condo was on the marsh and I got this beautiful full moon picture later that night.
Day two...
Luke loved all of the tiny crabs and had fun trying to catch them.
We spent the day Friday at the beach and it was perfection!
That night we had dinner at a restaurant that overlooks the marina so we got the see the ferry boat coming and going.
