Since moving to Ohio in 2003, the sticker I have seen displayed the most on vehicle windows is OBX.  One day my curiosity was piqued and when I got home I looked it up online.  Come to find out, OBX stood for Outer Banks which is a hundred mile stretch of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina.  There was an obvious link between Ohio & North Carolina with the Wright Brothers who were from Dayton & traveled to Kill Devil Hills to test their “flying machine” but I was interested in seeing what the hype was all about.  Then, two months ago I had a business trip to Norfolk, Virginia so I made the most of my weekend and drove down to the Outer Banks to visit The Wright Brothers National Monument and to explore the barrier islands of the Outer Banks.  I was expecting coastal towns that were touristy but for the most part the islands were quite rural with large beach houses.  In fact their were very few hotels.  I had the opportunity to eat at a few good seafood restaurants while I was there and the coast was quite picturesque.  I convinced my coworker to make the drive to Cape Hatteras to see the famous light house and to climb to the top.  It was a good thing he didn’t know that we had another 80 mile drive to the lighthouse else he might not have agreed.  In the end, it was a nice Sunday trip but I didn’t leave wanting more and while many people enjoy the secluded vacation scene, if my photos tell you anything, it is that I prefer to be in the thick of things.  You can view my Outer Banks photos here.