19 Jun - Arrived at Onslow Beach, Camp LeJeune NC

 

What?  We were not supposed to leave Fayetteville until tomorrow!  Well, Semper Gumby, folks.  "Always Flexible!"  Tropical Storm Claudette was rearing her ugly head and headed our way.  So we stay in Fayetteville until tomorrow and then tear-down, travel and set-up in the rain, or we leave a day early, travel in the sunshine to Onslow Beach and set up with good weather.  Easy choice for me.  Yes, we had to sacrifice one paid day at Fayetteville and pay an extra day at Onslow Beach, but worth it to me.  Our visits to the various museums on Ft Bragg will have to wait for another visit.

I could not call Onslow beach to find out if they had room for us today until 0900 hrs this morning, which I promptly did.  Yes they had room, so we changed our reservations and then packed up and bugged out just after 1000 hrs.   We arrived at Onslow Beach at  1343 hrs traveling 130 miles with one stop.  

Onslow Beach is a military campground run by the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, which is a huge training base.  My dad and uncle Bernard both trained here before being deployed to the South Pacific back in 1942.  We are camping literally a hundred meters or so from the beach.  They have 33 full hookup sites for RV 's and also 74 villas and cabanas for those who don't have an RV.   Each RV site also has it's own covered patio area, which is really nice.  

Our RV site with covered patio

A look down the street.  All the sites are back-in

After getting set-up and having a late lunch, we walked down to the beach and it was really rolling with the incoming storms.  The beach was busy with families from the base.  There are huge dunes that separate the beach from the road and they are restricted as they serve as habitats  for turtles and birds.

Lastly, a delayed post from last night in Fayetteville.  North Carolina sticker placed on the map.  Just Virginia, Maryland and Delaware remain!

So we now have five nights here at Onslow Beach, with no specific plans yet other than seeking out lighthouses and exploring the history of Camp LeJeune since my father was stationed here.  It is supposed to rain a lot while we are here.  That's OK.  We will make our own sunshine!