splendid isolation: Outer Banks, NC

October and November here on the Outer Banks is most locals favorite time of the year. The Millions of tourists thin out. Luckily we scored an Indian Summer as well. Not up until a couple weeks ago the water temperature was in the 70s. We spent the past 2 months still working full time. Claire and I helped my Mother with her Outer Banks Patrons of the Arts concert. My sister Christina's birthday was on October 23rd and we had a party for her at my parent's house with dinner, friends, and family. Claire, Piña, and I said farewell to Jane's cottage in Nags Head. We spent a few weeks staying between both of our parents house and now we are living with my brother-in-law Johnny and sister Christina in Currituck. They're border-line newly weds with an awesome new house that they so graciously opened up to us. Growing up here on this island, it seems so distant just a couple miles over the bridge onto the mainland. November 11th was our official last day of work. We've stayed a month longer than we had originally planned. But we know our plans are never set in stone and will always change as we progress on our goals. The busy season is over here, our money has been saved up, we are anxious to start heading back towards our little ship that we call home.

local crab slough oysters

best served on a saltine with a drop of hot sauce.

these living little guys are a natural occurring sweet treat in our local oysters

friends and family over at the Holmes' for an early season oyster roast

bocci

we didn't get hit by any hurricanes this year. but we are known for picking up the swells from any distant pulse and this time of the year is best. tourists leave, local kids go back to school, winds calm down and are more predictable. We really did get lucky with the weather this summer. It's just now time for a wetsuit, which means it's time for us to leave soon!