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Category: Crystal Coast Memories
Emerald Isle, NC Fireworks Display July 4th, 2012
What would the 4th of July Emerald Isle holiday be without a fireworks display off the Bogue Inlet Pier? The great news is you can bring your whole family to see the Emerald Isle 4th of July Fireworks display for 2012! Clearly seen from the Intracoastal Waterway and Bogue Sound, this year’s fireworks will be launched… Continue reading Emerald Isle, NC Fireworks Display July 4th, 2012
Carefree Sandancer West Beach Cottage Guest Journal
This week the Carroll families are renting 124 Heverly Drive in Emerald Isle. A popular component of many Emerald Isle beach vacation rental properties is a guest book or renters journal. The property owners of Carefree Sandancer West offer such a journal for their rental guest. Curious to know what other renters have documented, I… Continue reading Carefree Sandancer West Beach Cottage Guest Journal
World’s Youngest Crystal Coast Blogger
I recently asked my five year old grandson to write his first blog. Below is what he typed on the computer and added to my Facebook page: Guest Post by Taylor Cookman What makes Nana and Papa’s house special is their toy’s and TV. I also like to go with Nana and Papa to the… Continue reading World’s Youngest Crystal Coast Blogger
Large Crowd Attends the 2008 NC Seafood Festival
Annual Crystal Coast Seafood Festival is a Big Hit! There was no hint of a financial downturn judging from the throng that filled the Morehead City waterfront for this years’ 2008 Seafood Festival. Beautiful fall weather greeted a shoulder to shoulder crowd. Great aromas filled the sun-drenched air as the throng munched on a smorgasbord… Continue reading Large Crowd Attends the 2008 NC Seafood Festival
Crystal Coast Summer Vacation Traditions
Sand, Waves, Shells, Shopping, Putting and Food! A typical week at the North Carolina coast for our family means lots of playing in the sand, riding the waves, long walks on the beach, and more time than you could imagine crouched in the shell seeking position. Time must always be allocated for at least one… Continue reading Crystal Coast Summer Vacation Traditions
Tips to Taking Great Photos at the Beach
It’s Easier than You Think! We all know the beach is a wonderful place to make memories. And what better way to document your time together than by taking awesome photographs. Believe it or not, beautiful photos can be taken on the beach and it’s easier than you think. We recommend you try these simple… Continue reading Tips to Taking Great Photos at the Beach
Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout – Part II
The Return Trip to Emerald Isle By now it was approaching early afternoon and the wind had picked up. Obviously, a return by way of the Atlantic was out of the question. I asked my trusty navigator, Pam my wife, to plot a course for us to return via Taylor’s Creek on the Beaufort waterfront… Continue reading Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout – Part II
From Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout
And We Live to Tell About it! If you own a boat and live on the Crystal Coast, or maybe vacation here, no doubt you’ve traversed the ICW to the “Hook” of Cape Lookout. You may have even conquered the Beaufort Inlet out to the “deep water” and followed the shoreline of Shackelford Banks. I… Continue reading From Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout
There’s No Place Like Home!
Traveling to Hawaii On our first trip to Maui, my husband Bobby and I walked up to the cabana at the Maui Marriott swimming pool to pick up a couple of towels. When we asked the attendant (Tom) stationed at the cabana for our towels, he immediately asked if we were from North Carolina. WOW!… Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home!