We got a YURT!!!

On Sunday my sister-in-law Stephanie told us we really should try to see if we could find a YURT to stay in while heading down the coast. So yesterday the stars aligned and we arrived at Cape Lookout State Park to land the last yurt available for the night.

Yurt stands for Year-round U-something Recreational Tent. They have electricity and heat and feel much more like a cabin with canvas walls than anything else. It reminded us a lot of the banda we stayed in on our safari in Tanzania.

We had a blast. We slept well, we ate well and we were right on the ocean. I'd like to thank my girl scout leaders from 2nd-8th grade, Judy Pugh and Leanne Snyder, for the delicious dessert below that I had tucked into my memory of fantastic camping treats. I "roasted" caramel on a long stick over the fire until it was just about to fall off and sandwiched it between two saltines. It is crazy-good, similar to a salted nut roll.

Rory made spaghetti and suddenly we had four uninvited dinner guests. And these raccoons were very, very tame. Any attempt we made to send them on their way had very little impact. They simply tipped their heads and looked at us as if to say, "it is very obvious you are going to have leftovers."

We saw many beautiful sites today. I'll leave you with my favorites.