Beauty on the coast

A good mood in the morning is key to the success of your next trip, so the place where you spend the first hours of the day is very important. That's why we headed to a small Elements coffee house for breakfast. A friendly and polite welcome was waiting for us here. We took some cakes, muffins and, of course, a couple of glasses of cappuccino. We also had a nice ice cream to celebrate. Since the road was not so close to us, and our route is mainly outside the big cities, we decided to take food with us on the road as well.

Starting our journey six days ago, we never thought we would be able to see a place that was once the official residence of British governors in the second half of the eighteenth century. Tryon Palace & Gardens is now a very interesting place to visit: it is a historic centre for excursions, historic buildings and picturesque gardens.

Moving along the coast, we could not deny ourselves the pleasure and slightly deviated in the route to drive up to the coast and see the famous Cape Lookout Lighthouse. It's hard to describe in words how beautiful the Atlantic views are from here. We walked along the coast, climbed to the top of the lighthouse, took quite a few incredible pictures, and then moved on.

After driving a huge number of miles, we decided to have a little picnic. For a long time we were looking for a place to do it, when suddenly we were caught on the road a small coastal park Swansboro Bicentennial Park. Its territory is really small, but this was what we needed, because there is a terrace overlooking the waterways, where we can relax and have a snack with the food we took.

We eventually made it to the big city because it was already late in the day and we decided not to spend the rest of the evening on anything but dinner, so we went straight to Duck's Grille And Bar. That's where American cuisine is served. There are a lot of gourmet dishes on the menu, but we liked fried squids and steak with vegetables the most.

An incredibly busy day has come to its end, I must say that although we are very tired, we are still glad that we saw all these sights today, it will surely be remembered for a long time. Tomorrow we're going to South Carolina.