Tag Archives: Crystal Coast

A Surprise Around Every Corner in our Natural Paradise

Posted on December 28, 2012 by dsobotta

There are places in the world which can help heal your soul.  I happen to live in one of those places.  I came to it at a time when my life was full of challenges and I had … Continue reading →

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Quiet Waters

Posted on November 15, 2012 by dsobotta

I lived in the North just across the Maine border for many years.  The rhythm of life in New Brunswick is different from the way it is here on the North Carolina coast, but there are some similarities.  … Continue reading →

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Back to the Point

Posted on September 1, 2012 by dsobotta

I first visited the Point on Emerald Isle in the summer of 1969.  My uncle Austin and I traveled down the beach in my old Ford Bronco.  At the time it was the only way to get to … Continue reading →

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Warmth that won’t go away

Posted on July 27, 2012 by dsobotta

There is something magical about eighty degrees.  If you can break eighty degrees in early spring, you feel like that winter has been defeated.  When the ocean water gets to eighty degrees, there is no longer a shock … Continue reading →

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Summer Weather As It Should Be

Posted on July 11, 2012 by dsobotta

Our minds do a great job of filtering our memories.  That is especially true of childhood experiences.  If you grew up in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the fifties and sixties, there was plenty of heat. Air … Continue reading →

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Summer Beach Traffic

Posted on July 1, 2012 by dsobotta

When July rolls around, I usually do a post about beach traffic.  While most people think of beach traffic as the vehicles on the road trying to get to a beach, I am just as concerned about the … Continue reading →

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Life without Walls

Posted on June 8, 2012 by dsobotta

When you live in place like North Carolina’s Southern Outer Banks, it is easy to jump to the conclusion that everyone loves the out-of-doors.  It is even easier if a good part of your life has been spent … Continue reading →

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Winter Beach Time

Posted on January 12, 2012 by dsobotta

Every year we get to a time when it make sense to declare it winter at the beach.  It doesn’t happen with the first shot of cold air, but some years it does come earlier than other years. … Continue reading →

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Spring weather on the coast has it all

Posted on February 23, 2011 by dsobotta

Sunday morning we got up to a very foggy world.  You could hardly see the White Oak River from our clubhouse in Bluewater Cove. It took me a while to get going anyway, and the fog certainly did … Continue reading →

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