Category: The Outer Banks
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Buxton Bonfires, Birthdays, and Baseball in the Outer Banks
During or vacation the week of July 12th, we had seen mixed results in our efforts to use our Clue deductive skills to solve beach vacation mysteries, but we persevered. Maybe one day we will solve the mystery of the Great Peanut Butter and Banana Disappearance. Or some future renter of the beach house will…
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Using Detective Skills to Solve Outer Banks Mysteries in Buxton
On July 12th we began our annual journey to Buxton, North Carolina for the beach vacation with my parents and siblings and their families on Hatteras Island. Even though we had replaced our 2008 CR-V with a slightly larger Sorento and also added a cargo platform on back for even more storage, we still managed…
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Going the Extra Miles to Vacation on Hatteras Island
On August 13th, we headed south for my family’s annual Outer Banks vacation. We had packed and transported as much food from the Midlothian grocery stores as one Honda CR-V can manage, since we are always mindful of the zombie hordes of grocery shoppers that descend on Hatteras Island at the same time we arrive.…
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Clear Water, Canceled Plans, and Changed Traditions at Buxton in the Outer Banks
On July 8th, we headed south for my family’s traditional trip to the Outer Banks. We aimed to leave the house at 7am to beat some of the beach traffic, so naturally we were thrilled to leave a bit after 8. Five hours later, we were at the beach, having a delightful family experience. The…
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Beach Debates at Buxton on Hatteras Island
On July 16th, we headed down to Hatteras Island for our annual family beach vacation. Even though we have years of experience vacationing in and exploring the villages on Hatteras Island, we still managed on this trip to encounter new questions that had to be answered. What’s a better beach choice: the beach we can…
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Building Beach Traditions that Aren’t Terrible in the Outer Banks
After a year of pandemic craziness in education, summer break had arrived in late June. Discomforted by the peace and quiet, Laura and I opted for some self-inflicted home renovation craziness, this time of the kitchen. The remodel would begin while we were on vacation, creating the dilemma of departing for the beach on the…
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Beach Questions and Answers During a Trip to the Outer Banks
At the end of July, we began vacationing in the era of social distancing. For our first trip, we were going to Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks with my family, and Hatteras is remote enough that distancing would not really be an issue, provided we avoided the Avon Food Lion on a weekend. The…
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Constructing Sand Walls and Other Forms of Entertainment at the Outer Banks
Laura, McKenna, and I got back to Midlothian from Caseville, Michigan on August 1st, with just enough time to cut the lawn and do the laundry before we left for the beach vacation with my family at Frisco on Hatteras Island on Sunday, August 4th. Our Sunday beach rental enabled us to avoid the terrible…
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Lessons From the Outer Banks During a Surprisingly Rain-Free Week
Having traveled to Michigan, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta (Canada), South Dakota, Missouri, and Kentucky, our next destination was North Carolina – the Outer Banks. It’s a rough life that we lead. Step one in preparing to travel once again was cleaning out the car from our last trip, which meant moving McKenna’s car booster…