The Potomac Chapter

visits The Outer Banks
of North Carolina
October 28 - 31 2005

The Itinerary


Paul & Karen Johnson, Larry & Pat Merhaut (62 Lark Convertible), Frank & Gail Philippi ( 62 GT Hawk),
Bill & Maxine Morgan, Preston & Betsy Young, Bob & Donna Johnstone ( 55 President State sedan), Bob & Diana Wagner


Paul & Karen are to be highly commended for organizing, planning and heading up this tour. The information provided, tour guidance, logistics and attention to detail were fantastic. Many thanks for your dedication to the club.


Meeting up and on the way

df0003.jpg df0011.jpg df0012.jpg On the way Down Va. Rte 17
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The Ferry across the James River

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to Smithfield
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Where we stayed at the Smithfield Station hotel on the Pagan river df0021.jpg df0022.jpg Dusty and Diana hosted a Happy Hour in their suite im004263.jpg

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Until Dinner... urp! im004273.jpg im004274.jpg im004275.jpg im004276.jpg
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im004284.jpg They gave us all this food cuz' they liked us ..
im004260.jpg im004261.jpg im004262.jpg im004287.jpg Early AM around the Marina
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Jon Heimeal of the Hampton Roads Chapter paid us a call in the AM, with his 55, 56, 57 Coupe df0023.jpg df0024.jpg df0025.jpg df0026.jpg
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im004292.jpg im004293.jpg im004294.jpg df0031.jpg df0032.jpg We packed up and headed south
df0033.jpg df0036.jpg df0037.jpg We stopped at the Dismal Swamp Rest Area df0038.jpg df0039.jpg
df0043.jpg df0044.jpg df0045.jpg df0046.jpg Where Pepper Kight of the Hampton Roads Chapter caught up with us
df0049.jpg df0050.jpg Through the Great Dismal Swamp Area df0052.jpg
Bob & Donna
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Preston & Betsy
At the Fort Raleigh National Monument
Lunch at Darrells Seafood in Manteo im004307.jpg im004308.jpg ...and at the "radish" across the way, but we were too busy eating to take pics..
df0057.jpg df0059.jpg Further down Rte 158 ....
im004311.jpg df0061.jpg df0062.jpg df0063.jpg Stopped at the Bodie Island Lighthouse...
df0064.jpg df0066.jpg df0067.jpg heading down to Buxton To stay at the Comfort Inn im004320.jpg
Dinner at the Austin Creek Grille in Hatteras im004313.jpg im004315.jpg im004316.jpg im004317.jpg
df0069.jpg df0070.jpg df0071.jpg df0072.jpg Early AM from the top of the Buxton Comfort Inn
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df0076.jpg df0077.jpg df0079.jpg df0080.jpg The Ocean in the early AM
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df0087.jpg df0088.jpg df0089.jpg df0090.jpg Shots at the Hatteras Lighthouse
df0093.jpg df0094.jpg df0095.jpg Onto the ferry over to Okracoke Island
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Stopped to see the ponies, penned at Okracoke df0099.jpg df0100.jpg
Pics of a gorgeous, windy beach and our "Hatteras hair" df0101.jpg df0102.jpg im004327.jpg Taking a pic of Dusty taking a pic of us
df0103.jpg The Okracoke Lighthouse im004332.jpg df0108.jpg
df0109.jpg and onto the Ferry to Swan Quarter ( 3 hours) df0110.jpg df0111.jpg
im004333.jpg im004334.jpg im004335.jpg Paul & Karen advised we all get a bag lunch for the trip ...(smart)
Dusty Slept im004336.jpg df0117.jpg df0118.jpg They caught the extra eats... I caught a cold!
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Off at Swan Quarter and northbound for Edenton df0120.jpg df0121.jpg The cotton fields still await the combine... df0122.jpg
df0124.jpg df0127.jpg df0129.jpg df0132.jpg The road across Lake Mattamuskeet
Next morning, gathering for departure from Edenton im004349.jpg im004350.jpg im004351.jpg
im004352.jpg im004353.jpg im004354.jpg We stopped in Zuni, Virginia to visit one of our Chapter members, Norris Edmonds
who installed a GM power steering box in his Transstar im004355.jpg im004356.jpg im004357.jpg Yes, Norris is in the middle, and does all his own work, an amazing fellow.

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We said our goodbye's and headed back home. We added 920 fun miles to the car this trip.