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Staycation
Whoa... where did that come from? Last week and Easter weekend felt like full-on summer on the Outer Banks. I'm talking people wise. I could barely take a left for a week, Harris Teeter kept selling out of fresh pineapples (I'm an addict), I didn't recognize one soul except the staff in Tortuga's last Friday night, I'... Read More
A lot to appreciate
There's a lot that we could worry about these days - funding cuts to many of our local attractions, the uncertainty of expensive beach nourishment, the rising cost of gas and groceries, shoaling in Oregon Inlet, predictions of a busy hurricane season, radiation in our ocean - but who knew tornadoes was on the list?... Read More
Be good, spring
I wish spring would just be a good little spring and stay balmy already, but that's not going to happen this week. And, anyway, from the looks of the upcoming calendar, we're going to be too busy to care...This week is Healthy Carolinians of the Outer Banks' Dare County Unplugged Week. It's a week of activities... Read More
On the beach
I'm feeling loser-ish because I haven't been to the beach in months! Sure, I've done my daily "hello ocean" drive-by with the carpool kids to check the waves and water color, and I've stepped out there for a bit to inhale a few breaths of fresh air, but I haven't spent any quality time on that beach since December. *... Read More
Offshore or on land
Have you been hearing about the orcas that are just off our coast? The charter boats have been seeing them and interacting with them offshore on bluefin tuna fishing trips. * I have always wanted to see ocras and here they are, right here, without having to travel to Alaska or Iceland. * After a couple of drinks at... Read More