Are we packed and ready for the shore?

Ah, the excitement!  I've been preparing ever since we got home from California...
I've created a Google Map of the Outer Banks with everything we need marked on it, including an Ace Hardware Store.  But what if the WiFi doesn't work in the house??

We've got a list of things to buy and a list of things to bring, which will be much more than we will need in a month.  We even have a google group to plan this thing.  Too bad we're only going for a week!

I took the Honda CRV to the car wash and then redid the inside since they did a lousy job this time.  Using Juan's car cleaning paraphernalia from years ago, I polished the interior, power-washed the front floor mats and vacuumed the back.  It almost looks like new!  I wonder if everything will fit...(which is why we aren't taking the Prius).

Here the back is loaded with just chairs, boogie board and the cooler.  Let's see if we can fit 4 suitcases in there and a box of supplies.

Penny wanted me to add my packing list, so I've put it below.  I probably won't take everything:

THINGS TO TAKE
Cooler, portable chairs, boogie board
Ground Cumin, Chipotle pepper, Aleppo Pepper, BBQ rub, Lawry's salt and fish sauce
Vanilla, Baking powder and yeast
Pepper grinder
Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar, Soy Sauce?
Tea bags
Dish cloths and dobie,  Dish towels, pot holders, apron
food storage bags and garbage bags, aluminum foil, plastic wrap?
Take out food containers for leftovers?
Rice cooker for Mandy and Jasmine rice?
Pasta pot and large saute pan
knives and plastic cutting board
lemon juicer (wooden)
Plastic measuring cup and spoons. Slotted spatula?
pillow and hairdryer
petanque, mahjong, dominos
cameras and chargers
Seashore guide and Outer Banks guidebook
Hats, sandals, beachwalkers,  beach towels
Sunscreen and insect repellent, benadryl gel
pocket knife, bottle opener, wine opener
back pack
Hot wheels race track and cars and accordion
Bags for the 3 kids

And as long as we are at it, here is a list of things to buy:
GROCERY SHOPPING LIST FOR OUTER BANKS

FRUIT:
Watermelon or canteloupe
grapes
pineapples
Georgia peaches?
bananas
strawberries
Lemons and limes

VEGETABLES:
Garlic and onions
Lettuce (salad greens),  tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers
mushrooms
avocados, hot peppers, cilantro?
carrots
eggplant?  Zucchini? broccoli?
Potatoes?

CONDIMENTS AND STAPLES:
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayonnaise
Sweet relish
Flour, Sugar, Salt

MEAT:
Hot Dogs, Ground beef (are we having hot dogs and hamburgers?)
Italian Sausages
Veggie Burgers/Veggie Dogs
Lunch Meats to fatten up Sebastian
Roasted Chicken for lunches?
bacon and sausage to fatten up Sebastian
Shrimp, Salmon

BREAD AND STARCHES:
Breakfast cereals
Hamburger and hotdog buns (are we having hamburgers and hot dogs?)
sandwich bread or baguettes
Bagels, Croissants or Muffins
tortillas
spaghetti and spaghetti sauce

DAIRY:
Cheese
Milk
Eggs
Parmesan cheese
Yogurt
butter or margarine

BEVERAGES:
Coffee
Pepsi, diet pepsi, tonic water, soda water?
beer and wine
rum, gin, vodka
orange Juice, juices for kids

MISCELLANEOUS:
maraschino cherries (for the kids' drinks)
Graham crackers, marshmallows, hershey bars
peanut butter, jelly/jam
Tortilla chips

NONFOOD ITEMS
Charcoal briquettes,  Lighter fluid, Lighter
Napkins, Tissues, paper towels
Dishwashing liquid
Dishwasher detergent?
Laundry Detergent

Where is everything?

Don't know about the rest of you, but I am loosing the thread.  Where is Cathy's map?  Will's document?  Google's group?

Cathy's map....if it isn't on this, it isn't worth visiting!

Chaparro Google Group

Will's Document -check what you're supposed to do when.

Realtor's info about the house

Corolla NC

I'm practing saying Karalla.  And NAW-fuk.  Just like with Pittsburghese, there is a guide to talking in the South.  Here's one for Virginia and here's How to Talk like a Tar Heel.  That's so we'll know what people are talking about when we go to the Outer Banks for the first time this August.  Lots of people from Pittsburgh religiously spend a week at the "shore" every summer (although it's usually Rehoboth or Ocean City, Maryland).  We've only gone to the shore twice in the 34 years we've lived here and both times were to Chincoteague when the kids were little, the first time camping and the second time in a musty rental cabin.  We are really going upscale this time, thanks to our kids and our 40th wedding anniversary!

 Figuring we'll be miles from nowhere (which isn't true since there's a Harris Teeter supermarket and a Food Lion down the road) Will and I thought it would be good to stop at a Costco on the way down: there's one in Richmond and another in Norfolk.  Unfortunately the nearest H-Mart is in Fairfax, Virginia, but maybe we can make a little 5 mile detour with Juan and Mandy when we skirt DC.  I was looking forward to a BiBimBap party and maybe Papi could cook up a Colombian meal with beans, platano, yuca, arepas, rice and other starches...  If the kids are lucky, Papi will make them changua and huevos pericos for breakfast every day...