Outer Banks lighthouses

Sometimes good things result from a little adversity or inconvenience. By coming to the marina at Washington a couple of days early to clean up the rain water mess, we stumbled into a Friday night street fair with some very good local bands. One Friday each month, downtown Washington sponsors bands that are positioned on the sidewalk one per block over the 6 or 7 block downtown Main Street. Some of these bands were a little below average in ability, but two groups were very good. One was a group of perhaps 7 to 12 (it depended on who was around at the time) featured traditional NC hill country music. Along with the usual guitar and banjo were dulcimer and mandolin. Plus spoons. In the next block was a 5 man band that tonight was just a trio (two couldn't make the trip) that played R & B. The lead singer was well into his 70's and had all the energy and showmanship of Mick Jagger. Lead guitar guy was easily 60's. The youngster of the group looked 40-ish. Their energy drew a nonstop crowd. We also got to spend a day on the Outer Banks, driving from Kill Devil Hills to Hatteras and spending some time walking the beaches.

Photos:

Hatteras Lighthouse (2)

Bodie Lighthouse

Wright Bros. first flight memorial