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Reason #674 to Love Living Here
I just love raising my children on the Outer Banks. * Take the other day when we were on an after-school walk down our neighborhood sound beach and discovered a most unusual wash-up: a giant mola mola sunfish -- dead and smelly, of course, but fascinating nonetheless. We got to study this crazy deep-sea fish and have... Read More
Hoedown to Hayrides to Halloween
Everybody is talking about the new New Inlet and the new bridge to Hatteras Island. Have you driven over it yet? I've heard the inlet is beautiful and that there have been a lot of gawkers driving down to the island just to see it. And who can blame them? It's a great excuse to go to Hatteras Island. I have yet to... Read More
Soaring, Spooking and Singing
Pack up the flip flops and shorts and get out the boots and jeans. The air is going to get a nip in it later this week and into the weekend, and it's going to start feeling like fall - from here on out, I suppose. * That always makes me a little sad - I thrive in hot weather - but I concede that it's time for the... Read More
From a new bridge to old digs
The big news on the banks is that the temporary bridge over "New New Inlet" on Pea Island opened on Monday. That means that you can drive to Hatteras Island for the first time since Hurricane Irene hit on August 27! And, more importantly, it means the people of Hatteras can get their lives back to normal and come and... Read More
Hope You'll Be Here This Weekend
Days like these are why many of us live on the Outer Banks. The temperature is cool and crisp (upper 60s, low 70s), the sun is shining and the fall air is so clear that the color of everything is eye-popping. * Visitors obviously like this weather, too; the beach in Nags Head has been downright crowded lately. You... Read More