Whew!

Unlike the last time we were rushed to get to the Hatteras ferry and missed it, we just barely made it onto the 10 PM ferry last night. We had driven up to Norfolk to pick up my sister, and everyone on the car was holding their breath at 9:59 as we came around the corner of the shortcut road to get to the landing. The ferry staff was actually just about to close the gate as we drove up, but they held it open for us and we drove on and joined the back row. The ferry was moving within 20 seconds of us parking on the deck!