Date:         Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:05:52 -0400
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Subject:      Pre-trip preview - One Week away - Sunshine Treffen kind of day
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=292652
Route map: http://tinyurl.com/sunshine-treffen2010-map

1 week from  today(Mon 4/26) the Sunshine Treffen crew will be travelling along the North Carolina Outer banks thru Kitty Hawke, Rodanthe and Hatteras enroute to Carolina Beach, NC
With a visit at Cape Hatteras light house (the tallest in the nation) http://www.hatteras-nc.com/light/
Then one of 2 ferry crossings before the NC mainland (2nd ferry is 2.5hr crossing, we're planning to picnic lunch while crossing the sound)
With a stop at the NC Aquarium on Pine Knoll shores http://www.ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores
or a visit to nearby Fort Macon http://www.clis.com/friends/
stopping for dinner @ Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn in Wilmington, NC http://www.flamingamysburritobarn.com/
Or visit the USS North Carolina in Wilmington's harbor http://www.battleshipnc.com/page1.php
Before settling in to our camp at Carolina Beach State park http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/cabe/main.php
just up the road from Fort Fisher overlooking the Cape Fear river http://www.nchistoricsites.org/fisher/fisher.htm

Tomorrow (Tues 4/27), Fort Fisher Aquarium http://www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher
and a ferry across the Fear River and on to South Carolina, destination Edisto Beach State park.
Possibly with a stop at the magnificent art gardens & zoological park (not to be missed) at Brookgreen Gardens State park http://www.brookgreen.org/
Thru the beautiful and historic Cities of Charleston South Carolina & Savannah Georgia
Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter (http://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm) & the USS Yorktown @ Patriot's Point http://www.patriotspoint.org/

before settling at camp in the turn of the century billionaires exclusive vacation on Jekyll Island, GA http://www.jekyllisland.com/
Where a Sunset horse ride on the Ocean driftwood beaches & a visit to the Georgia Sea Turtle center may be an option.
http://www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org/
http://www.jekyllexperience.com/site/539681/page/120171