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09-25-2013, 06:05 AM
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#441
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 08-26-13
Bodie light house, very cool
some campground shots
Hatteras sands, nice,clean and they are working on it...manager was a work camper and was nice....
rental car $22 a day with a 150 miles...cheaper than a towed
view out kitchen windows
we went and saw Cape Hatteras light house
view through light keepers 2nd floor bedroom window
Neat place since they actually had to move it from original site due to erosion, hell of a project
mmmm...we went to Ocracoke Island for the day, rented a golf cart to tour the island
had a couple colds ones on the water and went to light house
small little guy thats white washed
we saw Jonathan at the ferry!!!
next dinner
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09-25-2013, 06:17 AM
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#442
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 08-26-13
so first night at hatteras sands we were told about a fish market right up the road....we fell in love with the lady running it,every day her husband and son went fishing/gigging etc....and she sold what they had
best part????
she loved the bus and us!
She gave us fresh herbs from the garden to go with whatever we bought!!! she said dried spices wont do this food justice...no crap!! she was right
prepping
cook top
fish and scallops
black/white sesame encrusted tuna cooked in sesame seed oil, basil, rosemary and topped with more fresh herbs(all of this came from fish market)
We gave her a signed wooden turtle as a thank you and reminder of us
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we cooked fresh sea food every night except one(we should of cooked...restaurant sucked)
next Corolla....fish taco's, cold beer, horses and light houses...busy day
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09-25-2013, 06:30 AM
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#443
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 08-26-13
so it's a long drive up to Corrola from Hatteras...about 2 hours one way
we did a wild pony tour...very cool, we went down beach and into neighbor hoods and onto private land, they were gorgous
Lisa got ton's of pictures...we drove by Dennis Andersons sea side cottage...there was a huge monster truck School bus there!!!
He gives friends and such rides on the beach...very cool
we went to the currituck light house, it is the furthest north one in N.C.
I like this one the most
we stopped by the memorial for the wright brothers....this whole area has change since last visit in 1987!!!
here we are in line for the first ferry ride, 20 mins from Hatteras to ocracoke
getting off the ferry at Ocracoke was a Beotch...low tide made fro a very steep ramp...I ground about 1/4 inch off the bottom of the steps....it's steel so it's cool
The ferry ride from Ocracoke to Cedar landing, was 2-1/2 hours
On the ferry now..what to do??
when in a bus start with lunch
kind of like a cruise ship
then a nap and read new issue of BCM
next stop...Emerald Island..........
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09-25-2013, 06:42 AM
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#444
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Bus Geek
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 08-26-13
so we stayed at the Holiday-trav-L park...really nice place
It was supposed to be a 1 nite lay over going to Wilmington...we ended up staying 5 night
the Park even had a free wine tasting in their wine market!!!!!wow...all of our neighbors were there from the yellow section...it was a fun couple hours and the wine flowed freely
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we were less than 1 min from beach!!!
the last night we had to move since we extended our stay
Ron's Tiki bar, great guy!!! he was the first to great us when we arrived, loved him, can't wait to see him next year
a couple new additions to the decor!!
salt/pepper shakers...non-magnetic SS!!! the colors are from the curtains and the blue shorts I had on
relaxing on beach
......hello~~
sunday we headed back northwest.....I did not want to go back to work.....
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09-25-2013, 08:38 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,489
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Awesome! Glad you had a good trip and no problems. Bus was looking great, standing out in that crowd of boring RVs. Did you get many RV people asking you about it?
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09-25-2013, 09:06 AM
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#446
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Bus Geek
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
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Originally Posted by Diesel Dan
Awesome! Glad you had a good trip and no problems. Bus was looking great, standing out in that crowd of boring RVs. Did you get many RV people asking you about it?
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about 50 tours at least...everyone was nothing but smiles....
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09-25-2013, 09:37 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
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Year: 1991
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Man, these pictures are amazing!! Looks like so much fun. Seeing trip reports like this get me insanely excited, haha... Thanks for sharing! We are headed to California in 2 weeks and I can't wait.
BTW, taking the bus on a ferry is now on my bucket list.
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09-25-2013, 10:42 AM
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Moderator
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Location: NUNYA
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 08-26-13
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Originally Posted by bansil
are camp spot last 3 days
edit: I took pic standing on sand dune separating camp ground from beach...we are close
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Awesome trip. Looks like you had a great time. Where is your bus?
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09-25-2013, 12:53 PM
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#449
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
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Year: 1976
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Bansil, really cool pics! Glad you guys had a great time and enjoyed yourselves
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09-25-2013, 08:06 PM
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#450
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Nice trip. The food pictures make my mouth water, and I just ate!
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09-25-2013, 10:02 PM
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Bus Geek
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Many thanks for the words from the road guys! Life is a trip...enjoy the ride. (I can see you already figgerd that out BTW).
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09-26-2013, 11:44 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast raleigh
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Coachwork: Crown
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Thanks for posting! We've been wanting to go to Corolla and OBX and are very much looking forward to going in the bus. Beautiful pictures, looks like you guys had fun!
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09-26-2013, 12:23 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Mount Victory, OH
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Love the pics especially the one of the bus on the ferry!
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09-26-2013, 12:54 PM
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#454
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
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Originally Posted by inkblots84
Thanks for posting! We've been wanting to go to Corolla and OBX and are very much looking forward to going in the bus. Beautiful pictures, looks like you guys had fun!
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Just remember it is 20 min from Hatteras to Ocracoke only go at HIGH tide if you are flat nose bus...low tide; ramp was so steep it ground off the bottom corner of my stair wheel...really steep ramp on Hatteras side of island
going to cedar from Ocracoke was smooth a lot nicer ramp
Thanks everyone for comments
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09-26-2013, 02:07 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MN
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
I would probably need rollers installed where the tow hooks are in the rear! That overhang doesn't like steep transitions.
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09-26-2013, 02:59 PM
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#456
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Bus Geek
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
I need to check the back bumper...it made so much noise grinding across the tread plate I may of drug the rear as well
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09-29-2013, 09:19 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
Looks like a great time was had! Putting a bus on the ferry isn't for the faint of heart. In NC the ferry system is part of the DOT, and NC School buses can travel on the ferries free of charge. I took a load of students to Fort Fisher in Wilmington NC and we took a ferry from Fort Fisher to South Port...I drove the cheese wagon on the ferry and they were nice enough to give me all the space I needed....luckly it was a conventional cab activity bus so we didn't drag on the entry or exit, but I sure we were close on that exit. I know your bus isn't 4x4, but if you ever get the chance take the ferry from Morehead City to Portsmoth Island (the northern island of Cape Lookout National Seashore) you can drive and camp out on the beach....surf fish...and the people are few....AWESOME fishing and great for sea shells!.......Keep the pics of the trips coming...we'll ive vicariously through your expeditions till our bus is ready for its own!
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09-30-2013, 05:37 AM
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#458
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
after reading the e-book "The Island" by Michael Stark's I really wanted to get out to Portsmouth...next time I guess
The book starts out right down the road from where we live and ends up on Portsmouth, we drove the same route out to the coast
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10-01-2013, 05:43 AM
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#459
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
I figured I would post this, before it gets changed if anyone needs an idea
We needed a place to hang clothes for the trip, so the day before we left I drilled 2 holes in the roof and inserted Pem nuts
then screwed 2 1/4-20 studs into them, and secured with 2 nuts to ceiling
and then grabbed a pc of pvc pipe and drill matching holes in it
I slid it onto the 2 studs and spun a nut onto it to hold it up
After loading with clothes I pushed the end up and spun the nut up to hold hangers in place, at camp I would just spin nut back down
NO clothes were harmed with this process
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10-01-2013, 05:44 AM
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#460
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Bus Geek
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Re: La Tortuga...updated 09-25-13
also found these pictures
that is a movie theater church only in NC
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