In Friday’s post, I shared this photo of a recent sunrise.
It was taken the morning of our most recent day trip. Motor Man and I both woke up very early that morning (before 4:30; still adjusting to the time change, I suppose). We decided to just get the day started, and left early for the Outer Banks.
Although the weather had been nice during our two hour drive there, just as we were going onto the beach, we began to see fog.
Visibility was the worst I’ve ever experienced – no more than three car lengths in front of us. We drove along at a crawl, both of us straining to see possible oncoming vehicles, pedestrians or horses. Thankfully, the few vehicles we saw on the beach were also driving cautiously.
We did see two people walking along the beach, and it was a bit frightening how close we were to them before we actually saw them. I don’t think they realized the possible danger of walking on the beach in those conditions.
I trust Motor Man with my life, and I KNEW that we were driving parallel to the ocean, but the fog was so disorienting that it was easy to imagine us driving INTO the water.
It was a relief when we were finally able to drive over the dunes….away from the ocean.
I’ve shared photos before of the old Wash Woods Coast Guard station on the beach. No matter the weather, she’s a beauty: eerily so on this trip.
Unfortunately, even after a potentially treacherous trip, we didn’t see any wild horses this time. We spent quite a bit of time driving around all the places we normally see them, but they weren’t to be found.
And by the time we left the beach, the sun had burned off nearly all the fog.
Needless to say, the trip leaving the beach was much more pleasant than our drive earlier in the morning.
~These Days Of Mine~
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