Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Hoping that within a yr we can get a house. That is the life I want!! Love the ocean. Thanks so much for sharing pictures. I have heard from others that fall is very awsome there, hopefully someday I can see it for myself.
Fall can be a really nice time to be at the beach, but some years are better than others. We had a lot of rain in 2009, but 2008 was nearly perfect except for an early frost. The truth is that we get some great days just about every month, and once in a while we get a perfect month. Good luck getting down here.
North Carolina coastal: FANTASTIC place to retire to
I said it is a fantastic place to retire to. Very True. I am a boater, offshore fisherman, lived in Raleigh 21 years - DC, Fairfax, Richmond, Va earlier in my life. BUT: People who still have years to work, with a family should be careful about assuming that a vibrant coast-vacation area is ALSO a place to find a metro-level paying job. Not the case here, as it rarely is in any largely tourist-retirement area. But OH SO beautiful!
Don Quixote
I was out driving on the beach at Fort Fisher on Wednesday and Friday. There were hundreds of dolphins and we also spotted a whale. We were very excited to see the whale and the dolphins were very active. It was a wonderful way to end the year!
This is the whale next to a dolphin. They seemed to be enjoying each others company.
I was lucky to get this shot!
Some of the dolphins were as close to 20' off-shore. At first we were worried they were in trouble but they were either playing of feeding.
i would like to put a picture but i have never done it and dont know how can someone fill me in?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Great time to come for a visit
North Carolina coastal: FANTASTIC place to retire to
I said it is a fantastic place to retire to. Very True. I am a boater, offshore fisherman, lived in Raleigh 21 years - DC, Fairfax, Richmond, Va earlier in my life. BUT: People who still have years to work, with a family should be careful about assuming that a vibrant coast-vacation area is ALSO a place to find a metro-level paying job. Not the case here, as it rarely is in any largely tourist-retirement area. 
But OH SO beautiful!
