Back before we went to New Orleans, Restaurant.com set up a deal to buy $100 Restaurant.com gift cards for $10. I bought $1000 in gift cards for $100. I figured we would get good use of them with a large group in New Orleans. Long story short, we didn’t use all of them, so I…
North Carolina
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An Outer Banks sunrise
Saturday marked the last day of our honeymoon. We had to check out of the house by 10 am. Being ever so ambitious, we decided to wake up and watch an Outer Banks sunrise. A quick look at the Farmer’s Almanac online noted that sunrise on June 16 was at 5:45 am. We both set…
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One more day in the Outer Banks
In four jam-packed days, we trekked through Kitty Hawk & Kill Devil Hills, Duck & Corolla, Hatteras, and Roanoke Island. Basically, we saw all the sites we wanted to see. Friday, the last full day of our house rental, we decided to take things slow. Mac saw one or two restaurants that he wanted to…
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Our Outer Banks honeymoon: Roanoke Island
A week or so before the wedding, Groupon had a buy-one-get-one-free deal for “The Lost Colony” tickets. I purchased the deal for two tickets and two back stage passes for the June 14 show. Total cost: $31 (versus $62). Part of our Thursday would be spent on Roanoke Island, so we decided to make it…
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Our Outer Banks honeymoon: Hatteras
Our Wednesday adventures took us south on NC 12. We headed out early (who sleeps in on vacation?) to beat the crowds. Our first stop was the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Piece of advice: 90% of the touristy sites on the Outer Banks are open from 9 am to 5 pm. If you want to do…
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Our Outer Banks honeymoon: Duck and Corolla
Monday night, we planned our next adventure. In an effort to see all of the Outer Banks in a week, we decided to visit an area each day. We looked north to Duck and Corolla for Tuesday and thought going on a horse-watching expedition would be fun. First thing Tuesday, I called Wild Horse Adventure…