Need some distance between you and the holidays?

A rare picture of an almost empty DC beltway
A rare picture of an almost empty DC beltway

That might especially be the case if you live in the DC area.  Try leaving about 1 AM tonight and you might miss the traffic.

If you are going to battle the traffic, make it worthwhile and escape to our beaches, even this time of year they are hard to beat.  For more thoughts click the picture or this link:  http://ow.ly/rZcIU

The great fall makes winter look okay

November evening on the beach near the Point
November evening on the beach near the Point

We have enjoyed a wonder fall.  Winter appears to be on track,  but we have some nice weather on tap along the Southern Outer Banks before the New Year.  For more information click the link or the picture.  http://ow.ly/rRVrb

Winter in the Marsh post with new Ghost blogging platform

Great Egret stalking fish
Great Egret stalking fish

I have written a post Winter in the Marsh using the new ghost blogging platform.  To read the post click the picture or the link.  I hope to write an article  on what I think about using Markdown for blogging.  http://ow.ly/rLEQd

Some people live for their job, not me

My job almost destroyed me.  So I now live to be in, on, or around the water http://ow.ly/pXQzK  For more on how I changed my life and where we have found a place to recover from corporate American, click the link or the picture.

Surf at the Point, Emerald Isle, NC
Surf at the Point, Emerald Isle, NC

Anticipating some great weather

Here on the Carolina coast we have been waiting for the return of our great weather.  WeI did not have to wait long. #crystalcoast http://ow.ly/pVbxz

For more on what to expect in weather on the Crystal Coast, click the link or the picture.

Looking from Raymond's Gut to the White Oak River at Sunset
Looking from Raymond’s Gut to the White Oak River at Sunset

Fall is here in on the Southern Outer Banks

Fall is here along the Crystal Coast portion of the Southern Outer Banks. Read about how spectacular it has been in our piece of paradise.  Click either the link or the picture of the sea oats. #SOBX #CrystalCoast http://coastalnc.org/

Sea Oats Near The Point
Sea Oats Near The Point