BALD HEAD ISLAND

We spent our last full day on a quick trip to Bald Head Island.  Some friends had recommended it as this dreamy place with no cars and quaint everything, and they were spot on.  We rounded out our last day by spending the evening at the beach, which was a great way to say goodbye to Oak Island.



To get to Bald Head Island, we needed to drive about 30 minutes to Southport, park in a crazy large parking lot (remember - no cars on the island!), and then ride a 20 minute ferry over.  Then, we headed over to the golf cart rental to grab our wheels for the day!

The weather was playing tricks on us.  It was raining one minute and super sunny the next.  We tried to play our odds and hit up stuff like the Turtle Conservancy while it poured and head outside when it didn't.  Thankfully, it cleared up as the day wore on, and we were able to fully enjoy the island.

We had lunch and all spoiled ourselves with ice cream.

The last thing we did was head to Old Baldy, the lighthouse on the island that you can climb with gorgeous views all around.

We rounded out our time by getting coffee to take on our ferry ride back.  Bald Head Island was gorgeous, and we would love to go back!

For our last night, we got some pizza and hit up the beach.  The beaches were so free of crowds that it really was relaxing and beautiful.  Our kids loved the sand and the waves, and we maxed out our time!

(sad that the breadsticks were gone. life is so hard at the beach.)

(Lily explained that this was the village with the evil king where everyone was poor but happy.  They were poor because there was a massive tax building on the left.)

We drove home and had mostly a good trip back.  It has been a couple of weeks, and I've already forgotten it. 🤷🏻‍♀️  Here's links to the rest of the trip so that it is all in one place!  And, we are planning another beach trip next trip, so you know we've got the beach bug!

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