Posted on 04/02/2011 2:11:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Stay at Avon or maybe Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, take the little ones to swim at Canadian Hole or Haulover on the sound side. Warm, calm water with very tiny “waves,” walkable either way. That’s what I did with my niece and dog.
You’re close enough to the Gulf Stream that the water isn’t as cold as up in Duck and further north, 76 degrees when I was there in August, cool but workable. But, you’re far enough away that the crazy rough surf isn’t quite the issue that it would be further down.
The beach was great, not like other NC beaches, 4wd vehicles allowed on many of them, the big dunes, the roar of the still very impressive surf, the sea spray looking almost like fog at night and the campfires dotting the beach as far as the eye can see up and down, almost as many people on the beach at night as during the day.
I love it out there, just wish it was the four hour drive that Wrightsville is, rather than six. Worth it to me, there’s a real sense of remove in going out there.
Listing of potential retirement property. (If one doesn’t mind the cold!)
Listing of potential retirement property. (If one doesn’t mind the cold!)
I was very nearly sucked out into the ocean on a raft off Cape Hatteras. I fell asleep and finally heard someone screaming at me from far off.
You must be a very sound sleeper, those are some of the stoutest waves I’ve ever encountered on the east coast outside of a Nor’easter.
Frankly, I have no idea how I survived my life. It’s a mystery!
Another way to look at these statistics: Americans are so rich ~on average~ that a second home practically became a ‘right’ in the past few decades.
I lived out of the country for decades, and when I moved back, I discovered that all my friends from school and my early years owned a second home somewhere. Keeping up with the Joneses apparently included having that vacation property.
Why do you assume the reason behind their getting a vacation home had anything to do with impressing other people? What kinds of "friends" did you have from high school? Some of my old HS acquaintances, I'll admit, might have a second property soley to impress others, but most -- like my family did when I was a kid -- have vacations homes because they're fun.
Those who think that other have vacation homes "to keep up with the Joneses" insult a whole helluva lot of good people.
Whatever! You sound a little sensitive on the issue.
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