Has anyone ever heard of the beautiful North Carolina beaches as a prime vacation spot? Well, I haven't. Beau says he has seen TV ads, etc. Where have I been?
Seeing the glorious beaches of Rodanthe and the Outer Banks, and then following up that visit with Carolina Beach (which is on Pleasure Island, NC) -- another lovely beach destination -- I would think NC would be advertising its beaches everywhere. You hear about beaches in Florida, New Jersey, the Cape, etc. -- North Carolina needs to toot its horn more, I think.
Seeing the glorious beaches of Rodanthe and the Outer Banks, and then following up that visit with Carolina Beach (which is on Pleasure Island, NC) -- another lovely beach destination -- I would think NC would be advertising its beaches everywhere. You hear about beaches in Florida, New Jersey, the Cape, etc. -- North Carolina needs to toot its horn more, I think.
We have been visiting Beau's son Mark Jr. (Mat), who works as a mate on a charter fishing boat here. He is trying to figure out where he wants to live and what he wants to do at this point. I, for one, can see the appeal of staying here at Carolina Beach. There is so much going on in season! Concerts, fireworks, festivals, etc. Off-season it is much quieter, of course, but it is a very appealing area nonetheless.
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| Beau and Mat at Carolina Beach restaurant - Harbor Master. Buddy was with us, in his carry bag, of course! |
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| The Three Stooges? or Three Wise Men? Beau, Buddy, and Mat taking five on the long boardwalk along the edge of the beach that goes on forever! |
We took a side trip to Fort Fisher--an old fortress under the dunes that was the site of one of the biggest land and sea battles during the Civil War.
Today, we took the ferry to Southport, a lovely little village with quaint shops and a pretty seafront. Buddy enjoyed it, but behaved badly and embarrassed us by wanting to kill a sweet old dog he met up with in the park. He has no manners -- mommy and daddy are not stern enough!
Some photos from the ferry:
Video from our ferry trip is above.
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| Bet you wonder who these guys are! Me too. Their names are Rob and Tony and they asked me to put their picture up on the blog. Nice guys! |
Just a few photos of our lunch in Southport, which is on the mainland.
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| Beau and Mat at Fishy Fishy restaurant in Southport. |
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| Price's Creek Civil War Lighthouse along the Cape Fear river during the ferry crossing. |
Other Photos from Our Trip from Outer Banks to Carolina Beach:
Below, a view of Pirate's Cove, an upscale condo community/marina on the way out of the Outer Banks.
Also worth noting are the numerous cotton fields we saw during our trip through North Carolina. Makes sense if you think about the fabric mills located in the state.
Here's what's killing me--you are in a sleeveless shirt and I am in a turtleneck and fleece! I wanna come with you!
ReplyDeleteI'm older Donna. I get to join them.
ReplyDelete...And here I thought you two may have chosen the Cape as your retirement spot. It looks like NC may be joing the battle.
...And see, Laura, even strangers want to be a part of your blog.
Barbara