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It's an Outer Banks Fiesta: Happy Cinco de Mayo!
I’m told that in Mexico they don’t pull out all the stops for Cinco de Mayo. Not the way we do in the States at least. I guess I get it – for them it’s simply a national holiday, similar to Presidents Day for us, but that doesn’t stop us from indulging in tacos and listening to mariachi music in the meantime. If you’... Read More
Bane of the Beaches: Single-Use Plastics
Airborn bags blow overhead like balloons, cellophane gets tangled up in sea oats, plastic wrappers and debris float like seaweed in the ocean. We encounter these sights all too often on the Outer Banks, and they have no business dirtying the beautiful environment around us.
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a blog... Read More
Hop into Easter on the Outer Banks
Warm sunny days, purple wisteria draped from the trees, blooming camellias, the scent of jasmine wafting through the air – ah, I love the signs that spring has officially come to the Outer Banks. I’m taking Claritin and sporting a new sunburn I got over the weekend, and I couldn’t be more excited. Not only does this... Read More
A Different Sort of Outer Banks Spring Cleaning
As I write this, the 75-degree temperature, blue sky and calm ocean have me loving life on the Outer Banks. I mean, its beauty wows me at all times of the year, but this recent weather has me even more spellbound as spring sets in!
But I need to vent.
This weather draws all of us outside – how can we resist it?... Read More
What was that BOOM?! Seneca Guns on the Outer Banks This Week
The other day, I was sitting at work when a resounding boom rattled the building. “What the heck was that?” I asked, including a few other choice words with my shock. My mind started spouting different possibilities: A car running into the building, a sonic boom, the Hulk body-slamming the wall or, god forbid, an... Read More