(Rodanthe, N.C.) The gulls welcome you as you cross a suspended bridge that connects to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It’s the very same road that Richard Gere navigates in the film “Nights in Rodanthe.” Yes, after two and a half years of planning, dreaming and praying, I finally made it here. The Outer Banks is a series of barrier islands that jut out off the coast of North Carolina. It’s a collection of sandbars, really. The islands from north to south are Northern Beaches, Roanoke Island and Dare Mainland and Hatteras. These islands are now connected by a series of bridges, each one with its own history, geographical features and distinct culture. Though majority of the islands are lovely and serene, island lore says that some of the villages are where Blackbeard and his band once roamed.
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