I'm convinced that beaches should be a medical prescription for relaxation. Whether you're driving through dunes, walking through the edge of the water, or reading on the sand, you can literally feel the whole body slump into this super relaxed mode. Emergencies simply do not exist, or if they do, the biggest emergency would be that the local microbrewery is closed on Tuesday. This crops to mind mostly because today is Tuesday, but panic is averted because I have a growler to pull me through. Still, no risotto and mozzarella balls is going to be pretty traumatic today.
Duck (yes, that's a town) is riddled with small boutiques though, so that's always a hotspot for me. I'm loving my new dress (picture) from one of the shoppes, but Elle mostly cleaned house with the purchases of her new hat, shirt, puzzle, and three books. Four days left here seems to not be nearly long enough. Other interesting locale along the Outer Banks includes my favourite island partly because of it's name and partly because it's simply a long expanse of untouched sand dunes. Pea Island connects the Kitty Hawk area and Hatteras Bay with extremely nervewracking bridges, but it's worth it to feel utterly alone in beauty. The Alligator River Preserve is also pretty amazing, but I doubt that we make it down there this time.If you can at all work remotely whether it's a quick getaway or an extended holiday, I highly recommend this method! I think that I've accomplished more in less time simply because of a change of pace/venue.
