
If you want to learn how to fall in love with a beach, pay attention to the beach lovers.

Most people have no idea how much fun it can be to take a 12 ft kayak out on a beautiful tidal river that is two miles wide in places. It is a wonderful adventure and can be as strenuous or easy as you would like if you do your planning right.

It is the heart of summer and a persistent southwest wind has stirred the waters and the warm temperatures have a good grip on us but there is still lots of fun to be had.

You have to garden with the weather on the coast. You cannot fight it. If you learn how to do it right, it is very rewarding twelve months out of the year.

As a resident of the Crystal Coast, it is easy to choose to stay home and enjoy the area’s delights on a less crowded day of the year than the Fourth of July.

There is something that Northern Virginians can agree upon and it is leaving town for the hottest months of summer.

When we wonder why there is no respect for authority in our society, we need only to look to the homes that raise children with the mantra that the rules apply to everyone but them.
We did not move to the Carolina coast for cool breezes and colder water. We came for the warm breezes and warm waters.


There are lots of beaches out there, but how many of those can touch your soul?

The beaches were full, the bridge backed up with traffic and the Intracoastal Waterway was buzzing with boats, but I enjoyed some quiet time on the river.