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"Right here, right now, the world is a picture perfect post card from years past"
The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC)
June 26, 2009
...Carolina Beach
This beach still has a bit of an old school flavor, especially at night.
Wednesday night there was a DJ blasting oldies at the boardwalk, while children rode the carnival rides and about 100 adults played cash bingo just a few feet from the beach.
We had dinner with some of my friends at El Zarape, a Mexican place right on the main drag in Carolina Beach. It was fairly typical Mexican food, but it's always good to know where you can get reliable and safe food when you are out of town. This place was good for that.
Britt's Donuts
This places rocks.
Open since 1939, Britt's Donuts has the best donuts I have ever tasted.
This unassuming spot was probably my favorite shop or restaurant that we visited.
It is just a simple counter with a very simple menu.
They have donuts, coffee and soda. That's it. And it's not a bunch of different flavors. It's one flavor: glazed.
So don't order a chocolate filled or something like that. Just say, "I want two donuts and a coffee." Better yet, make it a half dozen.
We went there Wednesday night and we just had to go back Thursday morning before we left Carolina Beach. Britt's Donuts is awesome...
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I came across this commercial-like video of Jack Mackerel's and thought I would give it a mention here. I'm a big fan of JM's because both their food and service are consistently good. Not to mention, they have a great roof-top area for an evening cocktail and appetizer. All in all, they are one of the restaurants on the Island that I always recommend to out of town visitors.
http://www.jackmacks.com/
Ouch, that has an ugly sound to it. But this past Tuesday, more than 50 disaster officials and other emergency personnel met at the New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management to discuss the potential impacts of a major hurricane on our area. In this case, the fictitious scenario was based on a category 4 hurricane named Victor.
Their conclusions about the potential severity of flooding in the greater Wilmington area (and particularly our area) is quite the eye opener. Without any doubt, if there is a storm of that magnitude heading our way, I'll be having my hurricane party far, far inland.
Check the article out at Wrightsville Beach's Lumina News
Now that area sea turtle nesting is in full swing, both Pleasure Island NC State Parks are offering free public talks on area sea turtle programs and various conservation efforts.
North Carolina Game & Fish
By Jeff Samsel
June 2009
There’s no need to choose between a family vacation and a fishing trip — you can do both at once at these great locations!
PLEASURE ISLAND
A nice thing about vacationing at the beach is that when the summer sun really sizzles, a dip in the ocean is never far away. For fishermen, it’s even better, because an angler (or family of anglers) can stand in the surf and fish at the same time. Pleasure Island, which contains both Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, offers a terrific blend of opportunities to North Carolina anglers who want to combine an ocean vacation with a summer fishing trip. Pier-fishing and surf-fishing are just a couple of the many angling opportunities that are well suited for families visiting Pleasure Island during the summer...
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