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First Fall Weekend is Full of Events
I had a college flashback experience this past weekend: walking on the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry with only a back pack and a $1 ticket. I felt like I was on the Eur-Rail/hostel scene all over again. * I had to get to Ocracoke and I was getting all panicky because the ferries are all booked for weeks to come and the... Read More
Riding waves, helping friends
There is one perk to hurricane season on the East Coast - waves. Hurricane Katia passed offshore, between North Carolina and Bermuda, and the wind conditions were just so that surf was incredible. And it looks like a similar thing might happen again with Tropcial Whatever-it-is Maria. * I'm not a surfer myself, but it... Read More
Cleaning up and moving on
Schwwooooo. I'm beat. I've just spent eight solid days pitch-forking marsh grass out of my yard, bleaching things that should never have to be bleached (yesterday I mopped walls) and picking the most random flotsam you could imagine out of the bushes (a cashmere sweater, kitchen utensils, several unbroken antique... Read More
And the vacations continue...
Hurricane Irene. As if you haven't heard enough about it on TV and the Internet for the past week, it's just about the only thing you'll hear Outer Bankers talking about these days. Yes, it was a horrible storm. Yes, it brought historic levels of soundside flooding. Yes, it has cut off Hatteras Island from the world.... Read More
Speaking of natural disasters
One thing I've learned from living here for 17 years is not to panic about hurricanes too soon. Prepare, yes. Plan, yes. Panic, no. Worrying too many days in advance just saps my energy and makes me entirely unproductive. * As I write this on Tuesday, Hurricane Irene is projected to hit us this weekend. Evacuations... Read More