This summer has been busy and I’ve not been able to ride as much as I’d like. Between kayak tours and my regular job, I’ve been working a lot! I’ve also been letting a couple of my daughter’s friends come over and ride as well. They’re homeschooled, and great kids. I have gotten a couple… Continue reading Just some beautiful riding pictures…
Summer is in full swing here on the island. The tourists are out in full force. Houses are rented, Food Lion (the only chain grocery store on the island) is a madhouse, and the beach is packed. Those pictures I posted this winter of miles of empty beach are no more. There are trucks parked… Continue reading Summertime on the sandbar…
My brother recently bought a rental business in Hatteras Village (Slash Creek Outfitters). He rents everything from golf carts to clam rakes. He does a lot of kayak and paddleboard rentals as well, and he asked if I’d like to do nature tours for him. For the past month I’ve been taking groups of tourists… Continue reading My new side hustle- kayak tours…
My donkey was invited to be the mascot for a virtual 5k here on the island (virtual meaning you run it on your own time instead of doing it as a group because of social distancing), and he was supposed to make an appearance on the evening when they handed out t-shirts and race bibs.… Continue reading The donkey redeems himself…
This weekend marks six months I’ve been living on Hatteras Island. If you’re new to my blog, I lived in Atlanta for 14 years, homesick for my hometown the entire time. Because of some factors related to the pandemic, my and my husband’s jobs allowed us to work remotely and live anywhere we want. The… Continue reading Gratitude for a good life…
I had to go to Atlanta last week for work. While I loved seeing my friends there, I couldn’t get back to my tiny island fast enough. There is not a single thing I miss about the suburbs. Not a single thing. While I was in Atlanta, the crazy MAGA riot happened at the Capitol.… Continue reading A quick trip to the city and our country goes nuts…
When it’s 70 degrees in mid December and you live on an island, you go kayaking! My son and I got the kayak out for a quick trip in the Pamlico Sound this weekend. We have some friends with a soundfront house and they are kind enough to let us use their dock. It’s just… Continue reading December Kayaking Adventure
I am especially thankful this Thanksgiving. We’ve been in our new home on Hatteras Island for almost 2 months. When I was trying to talk my husband into making this move, there was an unspoken fear inside of me that I would go through all the hassle and expense of moving, uprooting my life and… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is nestled between the ocean on one side and the ferry dock on the other at the southern end of Hatteras Island. I wanted to take my kids since we live here now. I grew up in Hatteras, and I’m very proud of the fascinating history of the Outer… Continue reading Visiting the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
On Saturday morning my brother and I did an early morning paddle in the sound from my house to his house, about 3 miles. We could hear the surf pounding in the ocean, but the sound was slick calm and glassy. Even at the end of October, the temperature was in the 70’s and it… Continue reading Paddleboarding Hatteras
