North Carolina Trip: Day 5 & 6 - Corolla to Norfolk to Salt Lake

We decided to take the sand cart out for one last spin before we left the house.  It wasn't as windy on Friday, so it felt much better riding the cart.  The sky was so blue and beautiful.  We went back down to the beach and walked on the sand a lot more than we did the day before.  We soaked in the sun and the sounds of the ocean.  Then we drove back to the house to get packed up to go.  It was kind of sad to leave the house after putting so much into it.  Especially not knowing when we'd be back.

We then found a local place to eat lunch on our way out of town called Al's.  They had the pimento cheese dip for an appetizer and then we shared a chicken wrap.  It was all so very yummy.  We both love eating at local restaurants and sharing food so we can try more things.

Then we drove to Norfolk.  We were hoping to stop at this really fun marketplace, but it was closed for the season.  We checked into our fancy hotel in Norfolk that was right on the waterfront.  We got into our room and put our stuff down before going out for a walk along the water.  It was a perfect walk and we got to see many fun things like the huge ships from the Navy.  After we got our 10,000 steps, we went back to the room to get ready for dinner.  

Wendy wanted to go to one of the restaurants in the hotel.  We went down and got our name on a waitlist.  The hostess was kind of rude to Wendy when we got our reservation, so the manager gave us a free appetizer when we sat down to eat.  Wendy chose the charcuterie board.  It was my first time having one from a restaurant.  It was not my favorite, but it was a fun new experience.  The restaurant was super fun with live music.  We took our time eating our appetizer and then order tacos to share.  It was good.  Then we hung out some more chatting and enjoying the music before getting some dessert.  It was a fun evening of live music, good food, and good conversation.

The next morning, we got up and got ready to go.  It was snowing again so we wanted to make sure we had plenty of time to get to the airport.  Wendy wanted to trade out her car for an SUV.  She requested a small SUV from her work, but they got her a small car.  She did not like that car at all so decided to trade it out while at the airport.  So, I went with her to switch cars and then she walked me up to the security check.  We then parted ways.  She is so much fun.  We are so silly together and laugh so hard we have a hard time breathing.  We always end up with lots of fun inside jokes and laugh our heads off when we talk about them.  

I got checked in with no problems.  I had two hours before my flight, so I walked around the airport a lot.  It is a small airport, so it didn't take long to go from one end to the next.  My flight took off without any problems.  By then the snow turned to rain.  

We got to Atlanta, and I was able to make my connecting flight with no problems.  I even had time to walk around that airport before we had to take off.  That flight went smoothly, and we even got into Salt Lake ten minutes early.  Tony was waiting for me at the park and wait.  Once I was off the plane, I texted him and he was out waiting for me.  It was so good to be back home with my family.  I had a great trip.  It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun.  I can't wait to go back and have fun at "our" beach house.