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The New Way to Paddle
The other night I came home from work with my head in a total computer fog and was thrilled to see that the wind had died and the Roanoke Sound was flat, or "slick calm" as they say around here. That meant one thing for me: paddleboard. As I was running out to grab my board, my four-year-old daughter came running... Read More
Outer Banks Freebies
The family vacation - it's time to empty those pockets. Of course you're going out to breakfast and dinner. Of course you're going to get ice cream and snow cones and fudge. You wouldn't think of foregoing putt-putt and mini golf or The Lost Colony, Wright Brothers Memorial or the lighthouse. And you can't go to the... Read More
Rules of the Road
Now that the summer crowds are here, we need to talk about driving. These barrier islands technically only have two main roads, so you'd think driving around here would be simple and chill. But when you pack hundreds of thousands of people onto a few skinny islands, well, it's inevitable that complications would arise... Read More
In with the New
Tourist season seemed to turn on like a fire hose over Memorial Day weekend. I personally could have used a little more of an adjustment period. On the Bypass, on the beach and in the restaurants, there was no smooth transition from sort of busy one weekend to full on packed the next - it seemed to happen all at once.... Read More
What the Lifeguards Want You to Know
Though the ocean is still rather chilly - ranging between 62 and 66 degrees at present - people are out there swimming already. Not me. I'm not ready until the ocean is at least 70 degrees, but hopefully that won't be long. June is only a week away, believe it or not. * With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching and... Read More