Blogging the Beach

1500 miles is a long way…no matter how you approach it, but for 5 guys from New Jersey, it is the perfect distance to raise money and awareness for autism.  Their goal is to raise $250,000 to support research and treatment for autism by traveling in two 17 foot surfboats from Boca Raton, FL to Sea Isle, NJ.  They started their journey rowing on June 13 and hope to finish by August 1.  They recently stopped at the Coinjock Marina and stayed the night at Trisha’s Bed & Breakfast in Moyock.  Check out their story at www.rocktheboatforautism.org.

Visitors to the Currituck area of the Outer Banks will marvel at the sight of horses roaming freely along the beach, down dusty town roads, and even near the many vacation rentals lined along the shore. Currituck County is proud to have these majestic, legendary creatures live among us, and it’s our hope to preserve the numbers of the herd for generations to come. To maintain the safety of the wild horses, and of our guests and residents, new ordinances are in place to help ensure safe vacations all around.

If you’re on the Currituck Outer Banks and see one of the famed wild mustangs, county officials want you to keep your distance…Visitors are urged not to feed the horses because the food could have devastating effects on their health, including causing death.

Please read the entire article from the Daily Advance on the new guidelines for horse watching and interaction. Enjoy the Mustangs from a distance and do your part to keep them healthy and around for a long time.

For $7 an adult can climb the 214 steps to the top of the lighthouse, about 150 feet over the sound.

We could see where N.C. 12 ends in the north, the town of Corolla and the village of Duck to the south, the Currituck Sound to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east as we circled around the top of the lighthouse.

It is very windy atop the lighthouse, and we were both trembling a little from the height and the long climb to the top. But it is totally worth the effort.

Read more about Josh Humphries’ trip to Currituck and the Outer Banks in the Greenville Daily Reflector.