We made the trip today. Awesome!
Departed Camp Hatteras about 7:15 and drove onto the free Hateras to Ocracoke ferry at about 8:30 with no problems. They loaders know exactly how to guide you on without snagging a corner. This trip is quite short, about 25 minutes.
Then a little scoot south on Ocracoke and we drove onto a much larger Ocracoke to Cedar Island ferry for a 10:00 AM departure. Again no problems. They had my wheels about 1" from the curbings with no scrapes at all. This one is a little scary as they ask you to pull in your mirrors so you have to just put your faith in the loader. You can't see a thing
We pulled into the Cabin Creek Campground outside of Jacksonville, NC about 3:00 PM after a very restful adventure. The campground is good for an overnight, not flashy or anything but perfect for our needs. We're just overnighting and plan to hit James Island in Charleston tomorrow after another short ride.
I took pics which I will post a link to later today.
update:
Forgot to mention that the roads are great all the way. North Carolina hasn't invented pot holes yet. Some legs are a little narrow but nothing worse than going through the dirt roads known as the interstates. I've gained a lot of confidence going from Goshen to Jacksonville almost entirely on state highways and it will take a lot of persuasion to get me back on I-XX anytime soon.
Here are the
pictures from the trip.