Outer Banks: Sand and Light

The Saturday after Thanksgiving (2021), my mom and I enjoyed a relaxing morning enjoying views of the beach and placing our favorite board game ‘Trekking the National Parks’ The weather was frigid – not the best for walking on the beach until just before sunset. I love beach walks -just listening to the waves crashing […]

Outer banks – Corolla Dreaming

On Thanksgiving weekend (2021), my mom and I set out for what I call ‘the glorious edge of the world’ – The Outer Banks of North Carolina. We enjoyed several days enjoying the gorgeous and peaceful scenery of North Carolina’s northern Outer Banks from the seaside village of Corolla to formidable Hatteras Island. We checked […]

To the Lighthouse: Currituck Beach Light, NC

The Currituck Lighthouse My mom completed our tour of the historic village of Corolla at the Currituck Lighthouse, an icon of North Carolina and the Atlantic Coast. Instantly I found myself caught up in the charm of quaint grounds. Seeing the immaculate Victorian Keeper’s quarters, and the bungalow Queen Anne style Keeper’s House in the […]

Corolla – Wild Geese, Open Seas, Lighthouse Heart

Corolla and the Currituck corridor of the northern end of the Outer Banks is steeped in history, mystery and legend. The Currituck Banks is a land of wild geese, open seas, sands – anchored by a lighthouse heart in the Currituck Beach Light. As a traveler I am drawn to the history of the space, […]

Outer Banks Part II: Where the Road Runs Out

September 10th: “Let’s drive until the road runs out and the sky and the sea dance like jewels as the tide rolls in…Let’s get lost in sand and break the wind as the sun kisses our skin. For a moment before the storm, for a second we could see forever in this our first steps […]