After my son, Stephen, and his two children, Tressa and Jeremy, escorted Kathy and me to
the Outer Banks of NC which are preserving the sand dunes and grasses, I was able to add another National Park to my life list.
In order to get the day off from school, Jeremy told his teacher that his “old” Grandma was visiting. Of course, I protested vociferously, so later he rephrased his comment to “smart” Grandma.
When we lived in Mobile, AL, all of our family were frequent visitors to Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island; however, the dunes that we climbed and my late husband, Paul, depicted in his prints were leveled to accommodate condominiums and motels.
During our walk on the beach, we collected shells and driftwood, waded in the Atlantic Ocean and observed a variety of sea birds – pelicans, sanderlings and gulls.
Our final destination was the Cape Hatteras Light House, the tallest (210 feet) in North America.
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