While in Nauvoo we met a family as crazy as ours who was also taking off in their beautifully renovated bus(now a wonderful RV)on a tour America trip. Starting on the East coast. She had a lot of knowledge in computers and in Non Profits Orginizations that I needed, so, after much prayer we decided to join them.
We packed up our van and our trusty trailer and off we went, headed towards the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
It was an exhausting trip and we seemed to pick up a few extras along the way. Maybe that is why we have 25 children, I just keep gathering.
There were 11 of us in our van and it was great. We do have a few who struggle with car sickness but that just meant we had to make more stops at Walmart so we had plenty of extra bags.
The beaches were wonderful. The kids were shocked that the water was so salty. We had many casualties as the waves were brutal on some beaches. But after experiencing this calm beach they all wanted to go back to the "Big Wave" beaches.
We had a hard time finding camping spots for as soon as people would hear that we were 2 ladies with 16 children they would stare and then say, Sorry we just can't service that many children. We tried for hours one night until we were finally allowed to stay someplace. The next morning everyone was commenting on how they had never seen children who were so well behaved. So,neener neener, to those who did not want us.
We loved the Outer banks. I had never been there and loved watching my bathing beauties fall in love with the ocean. But now we are off to Williamsburg, VA for our next exciting adventure.
I had to add this as thedesign of the homes on the Outer Banks was so fun.
How fun!! The girls were telling me about this trip and it looks like it turned out great!
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