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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…

August 2, 2020 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

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…

August 5, 2019 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

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…

August 4, 2018 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

A Rainy Trip to Hatteras Salvaged by Talent Shows and New Islands

The Abbott family vacation on Hatteras Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks would be a bit later in the summer in 2017, during the first full week in August. This ended up to be a fortunate bit of timing, since the company building a new bridge to the island managed to severe all three power…

August 3, 2017 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

Safe Ocracoke beaches and rowing kayaks in circles

After the rainy day intermission to our vacation, the weather was great for the rest of the week. On Wednesday we returned to Frisco beach, trying to get there at around low tide, since that is the best time for children or uncoordinated adults to go in the ocean. While we waited for the tide…

July 28, 2016 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

Beach days in Frisco and unpredictable forecasts in the Outer Banks

In mid-July, we went on the annual Abbott beach vacation in the Outer Banks. Since we had a Saturday-to-Saturday rental, and since Saturday traffic is horrific, Laura and I took the other way to the southern Outer Banks, through Manteo. On a normal day, when half the east coast isn’t migrating to the beach like…

July 20, 2016 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

Clash of the Titans – Ocracoke Island vs Frisco Beach

Because I come from a family where we competed over everything – even going so far as to compete over who had the biggest french fry at McDonald’s and cheating in this contest by fusing two fries together into a mega frankenfry – it seemed appropriate to have two of the beaches we visited, those…

July 20, 2015 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

Beach selfies and climbing 268 steps to the top of the Hatteras Lighthouse with children

In preparation for our upcoming trip to Europe, Laura recommended that I get a selfie stick, so that we could take pictures of ourselves without actually having to socialize with people from another country. I decided to test out the selfie stick at the beach.  Having a selfie stick doesn’t mean I’m a narcissist, right?…

July 14, 2015 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

Navigating the Hatteras Food Lion and swimming in shark-free water

After a rough late June and early July wher Laura was diagnosed with colitis, Laura was finally out of the hospital and recuperating. While Laura was going to stay at her mom’s house to get better, I took McKenna to the  much less peaceful Abbott beach house for my family’s annual Outer Banks vacation. Since…

July 14, 2015 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

AC Problems, Some Rain, and Frisco Beach at the Outer Banks

The first few days of our beach vacation in Buxton, the weather and water were perfect at the beach, which left only one problem other than the fact that we were staying in the same house as family members for an entire week – the AC for the second level was not working. Since the…

July 21, 2014 in The Outer Banks, Traveling Adventures.

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