The last morning....

Didn't see THAT coming....

Out driving around and happened upon an abandoned UFO-shaped former restaurant by the side of the road. There's definitely an unexpected weirdness factor around here, including a torpedo on stilts painted to look like a shark, and some highly inappropriately-named restaurants.

The Brawley Twist

No, this isn't a shot thru a funhouse mirror -- it's Brawley twisting in the wind - - literally. Big clouds and MAJOR winds all day today, so we went down to the beach and Brawley was a bit weirded-out by the feel of the strong winds pushing his hair up in all directions! He kept trying to shake it off to no avail!

View from the Avon Pier

Top Dog

Today we ate at the Top Dog Cafe in Avon!

As part of our vacation "Burgerpalooza", Tina got the "Big Kahoona" (1/2 a pound) and I got the "Tidal Wave" (1 pound). Here's a look at the Tidal Wave - -and yes -- that's two HUGE patties....

Crazy, right? That's NOTHING. Next to where we were sitting, there was a sign with pictures of the all-time record holder for downing these burgers. Except that this guy had the "Tsunami", which is DOUBLE the size of the one shown here. Not only that, he had TWO of them!!!! That's 8 giant patties and 2 buns, not to mention fries and FOUR large drinks. Yes, he's still alive as far as anyone can tell, but our waitress did say that she hasn't seen him for a while...

Eye cart

This poor abandoned food cart is still there on the side of the road, waiting for it's customers to come back....

Old, wrecked, and broken down..

Today we found an old/broken down/partially destroyed water park and go cart track while driving thru a town called Waves. Couldn't resists taking some pics....

Major wall of sand

When hurricane Irene hit a couple of months ago, it pushed a ton of the sand back from the water and greatly shortened the beach. Now, when you want to get down to the water, you have to navigate your way down this wall of sand.

What ever happened to a good old staring contest??

 

Although we're here to relax, Tina and Brawley decided to have a screaming contest. And in a screaming contest, there really are no winners, are there? :)

Thursday morning....

Wednesday sunrise

Tempting....

The Ferry trip back....

We just made it back to the ferry in time for sunset! Nice!

Yee-haw!

Can't leave without getting a picture at the Pony Island Motel!

Howard's Pub

Last time we were here we ate at Howard's and we couldn't resist this time either. 

Tuna bites appetizer! FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! Sesame ginger and southwestern ranch sauces. Tender, juicy, and really delicious. By the time the shutter closed on this picture, the bites were gone!

Cajun burger (yes, another burger). THICK, juicy, and the sauce had a potent kick that was just on this side of requiring an extra glass of water. Perfect. Tina had fried oysters, which she said were amazing, but I can't show it to you because she ate them at light speed before I could get the camera ready to take a picture. 

Ferry to Ocracoke Island

We love taking the Ferry to Ocracoke!