the open road is my home

It was time - we finally began traveling once more, and this time, it was in the camper. I was both anxious and excited...

Our first destination was a KOA right near Fort Mill, South Carolina.

my lunch... i love these things

We spent several hours trying to make it through North Carolina... we stopped on occasion, such as to eat lunch, but then we fired up the engine and kept heading on down the road.

I was excited to enter South Carolina, especially because I haven't been here before, I didn't quite know what to expect! But to be honest, it wasn't all that much different from NC :)

So that concludes our first day of driving - not anything to exciting, as it was, mostly just trying to get to our destination.

Farewell, Ocean

Here are some pictures I forgot to upload from the other day :)

I was sad to leave the ocean, because I liked it so much here, but I was honestly really glad to get back home!

Aquarium & fun in the water

Day two at the ocean: It was an early rise so we could make it to the North Carolina Fort Fisher Aquarium early that morning.


I was the happiest person in the world during this moment... you guys probably don't realize how much I LOVE marine life and sea animals.
They are just the coolest things, and plus, I've never been to an aquarium until now!! This was exciting!!!!

 


I was purely shocked at how super duper cool this was, like, words cannot explain how joyous I was.

I'm sure the majority of anyone who saw me, was under the impression I was mentally ill or something, because I was like a five year old in a candy store.








Eyes widen, jaw dropped, constantly running around, "MOOMMYYY LOOK AT THIS IT'S SO CUTE AND COOL OHHMYYGOOOD" honestly it was pretty ridiculous.

Haha okay, I'm exaggerated a little bit, I'm more calm and collected than that, but you get my point.

touching a bamboo shark

After going back to our room and eating some lunch, we headed out to a beach that was just a drive away. I was still astound by how soft the sand was, I had no idea it was so white!
I also was amazed at the fact the water of the ocean did not stop moving, it just didn't, there was constantly waves rushing about.

I mean I knew there was waves in the ocean, but little did I know it was a continuous waves and splashes hitting the shore of the sand.

I think the most excitement of swimming today was finding a starfish in the water. I put it on my hand, thinking it was dead, but little did I know it was actually alive! I went to show it to my dad, then as I tried to put it back in the water, it would literally not let go of my hand! I spent a total of ten minutes trying to get the starfish to un-stick from my hand. I have to admit, it was pretty funny :)

Meeting the Ocean

As of now, I am 15 years old and I've never been to the ocean - not even close. Southwest Virginia is the closest I've made it to the depths of the ocean blue. I mean, it was only just a few years ago when I left the Wisconsin/Illinois area for the first time in my life.

So this new life I am living is fascinating, because I'm seeing the country, even if it's just a small portion of it. I'm meeting people and experiencing new things, and that's pretty awesome!

touching the sand for the first time.
couldn't believe how white it was!

I was ecstatic for this trip to the beach, I honestly couldn't wait. Our destination was Kure Beach, North Carolina! The drive was long, but the place awaiting us was worth it.



Day one was just mostly chilling and hanging out, we got to our 'hotel' room late in the day and the only thing the boy and I wanted to do was get in the water!






Something rad was we got a hotel room, but it's wasn't like an ordinary hotel room, it had a kitchen and such, and we had a balcony overlooking the blue sea! It was like a dream!