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The Adventure Begins
A trip to Spain sows the seeds for a crazy, wonderful plan. Continue reading The Adventure Begins
Word Play
The ferry from Ireland to Wales disembarked at Holyhead. And yet the police patrolling the port were from Heddlu. At least that’s what their uniforms proclaimed: “Heddlu Police.” It took sightings of the “Heddlu police” at three more villages before realizing that heddlu was the Welsh word for police, not a place name. Welcome to Wales, a marvelous mix of the familiar and exotic. Wales, … Continue reading Word Play
Go Go Go to Segovia
It pays to ask around. If you could only go one place in Spain, where would you recommend? My young friend Matt, who has visited friends in Spain many times, highly recommended Segovia for the Roman aqueduct, castle, cathedral and charm. He was right. We had not researched much about the town before we set off by bus from Madrid. In a little over an … Continue reading Go Go Go to Segovia
About Us
Simon and Christine have enjoyed being writers their entire lives. Simon was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a senior writer and web editor for Samaritan’s Purse, a major international disaster relief organization, a writer and editor of Wrightsville Beach Magazine, a monthly leisure magazine, and now writes for N.C. State University Extension. Christine is a published travel writer. Each time we took … Continue reading About Us
A Day at the Beach
We are newcomers to the beach area, having lived 15 years in the Appalachian Mountains. Mostly, we love hearing the roar of the waves, watching the sea birds fish, dining with a waterview, and the feel of the sun on our limbs. We are not, however, sun and sand worshippers who spend days on end developing a fried-bacon tan. Our trips to the beach are … Continue reading A Day at the Beach
Mr. Cobb’s Wild Ride
A Wilmington artist elicits smiles with his whimsical frog sculptures A couple of years ago, Andy Cobb was persuaded to compose a corporate mission statement for his work installing his sculptures at public gardens and arboretums across the country. “What we do is enhance the visitor’s experience,” he says. It’s not a bad one. “Enhance the visitor’s experience” is short and succinct, and sums up … Continue reading Mr. Cobb’s Wild Ride
Frogs!
Amphibians in the garden. Continue reading Frogs!
Crazy Dale’s
Fort Apache is a quirky place with a serious message Dale Varnam insists he is not crazy. He makes that abundantly clear up front. And in the middle. And at the end. “I don’t want you to think I’m crazy” is a repeated phrase during a typically long visit with the proprietor of Fort Apache, the quirky roadside attraction/museum/junk store near Supply in Brunswick County. … Continue reading Crazy Dale’s
