Babies
Children
Engagement
Family
Our NC Outer Banks Vacation
Posted on June 15, 2010
We just got back from our vacation to Kill Devil Hills in the beautiful NC Outer Banks. We discovered a little jewel of a motel last year and there was no doubt about where we would stay this year.
The Cavalier Motel started in 1949. It is the classic 50′s type motel with the “U” shape building layout with the pool in the middle of the parking lot. There are no key cards here but real keys with the classic big, plastic, diamond keychain. I forgot to take a picture of that for y’all.
The oceanfront rooms are ON the beach as you can see in the last picture in the collage below. They also have a great playground. We had breakfast on the porch each morning and you can’t beat the view from those chairs. You take 4 steps off the porch and your toes are in the sand. I told you that the rooms were ON the beach!
We were able to watch dolphins everyday and I did catch one picture of flipping out of the water and onto his back. I was on the porch so I was not too close to the water but I wanted to share it anyway.
My daughter LOVED the water as you can see from these pics.
This motel is family owned, friendly and clean but it is very old school! From the wood grain walls to the paper bath mat, so much of it is still just as it was in the 60′s but we love it. (Yes I said “paper” bath mat with a map pf NC places to see on it. I have not seen those since I was little! We now take our own bath mat just to make it feel a little more like home.)
http://cavaliermotel.net/
Check it out if you are planning a trip to the Outer Banks. Make sure you look at the tour/history section of the website. The last and only color picture is from the 60′s and it looks like what you will see today.
Leave a Comment
12 Comments so far
Our NC Outer Banks Vacation…
I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog
…
Looks like you had a wonderful vacation!
fun fun fun! Love that you were able to catch the dolphins
What fun! Great images – I love the last one.
Looks like u guys had a blast! Nice spot for a vacation for sure!
Love the water pics!
Swoon..ahh vacation LOL. Looks like you had a TON of fun. Love the beach shots with your daughter. Great memories and super photography!
Love it!! I love to see places that are from another era, so interesting! Great shots!
Love these! Esp the last one!
Yeah for vacations!! Great pics!
Oh I LOVE this place – I am ready to go too. Sounds like you had a wonderful trip and I can see your daughter had the time of her life! Love that last shot especially – so sweet..Needs to be BIG
What a wonderful spot – I want to go there!!! Looks like a fabulous time!