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Make Your Plan
Yes, it's fun to fly by the seat of your pants. It's nice to be the carefree soul with an open schedule who can change your mind at a moment's notice. I like being that person. I like to travel with just a passport and not even the vaguest notion of where I'll hang my hat that night. I like to keep my summer schedule... Read More
Think Pink: Eat a Shrimp
I had dinner with friends from northern Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania last week, and they were all going ga-ga over the "North Carolina shrimp." OK, so I don't get to the northern states much, but I guess I'd never thought about the fact that our shrimp was so special to Northerners. But good old Google has just... Read More
Sharing our Beaches with Sea Turtles
I'm slightly obsessed with sea turtles. This started about eight years ago following snorkeling trip in the Bahamas in which I had the good fortune to follow a female loggerhead for a good 15 minutes. At one point the turtle turned and looked straight at me. I'll never forget that turtle's haunting stare into my eyes... Read More
Something New at Festival Park
While running in Manteo one recent Sunday morning, I crossed the quaint Cora Mae Basnight Bridge to Roanoke Island Festival Park and happened upon a stunning sight. In the stillness of the park before it opened for the day, angled sunlight was reflecting in the dew on all the lush greenery. The whole place was... Read More
What's Going On This Week?
I'm on vacation this week, at another beach with a whole lot of family on our annual beach-week reunion. Though I always look forward to this trip, I'll admit it's hard to peel myself away from the Outer Banks. I never like leaving the Outer Banks in the summer and fall because those are my favorite times of the year... Read More