Back in April I finally got to photograph the Wilmington azaleas!! Our first spring in North Carolina I drove up to see the Cherry Blossoms in DC on the same weekend as the North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington, so I missed out. The festival was then cancelled in 2020, thanks to the pandemic. Although it was back on track this year, we decided to go v[...]
After taking a ferry and spending the morning at Shackleford Banks, an island known for having a herd of wild horses, we explored Downtown Beaufort and Fort Macon! Beaufort (pronounced Boh-fort) is an adorable little town just 1 hour north of Jacksonville. We walked around, then had lunch at Finz Grill, as per the recommendation of our tour guide. Afterward[...]
We are down to our last few months in the Jacksonville / Camp Lejeune area, so we've started putting together a list of things to do in North Carolina before we leave. In April we took advantage of the amazing spring weather and did a day trip to Shackleford Banks with friends. We drove an hour up to Beaufort (pronounced Boh-fort) and took the 9:30 am ferry[...]
It's been a long time coming, but we finally made it to Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington! I think it's so far the bluest beach we've visited in North Carolina, or maybe it was just that much of a beautiful day. We tried going on Labor Day in 2020 and that was definitely a mistake. We did get to eat at Poe's Tavern which was delicious! The whole area was insa[...]
After months of staying home thanks to COVID my husband took some time off in November 2020 and we took another road trip to Asheville! This was actually our second time in Western North Carolina, we drove there in January 2020 while my mom and brother were visiting us, and before the pandemic hit. So so thankful we got to show them around NC before the worl[...]
Out of all the places to visit around Jacksonville, our favorite is hands down New Bern which is less than an hour's drive north. The Downtown area is so charming that we've already visited a couple of times and we can't get enough of it. Our first visit was around Christmas 2019 when my family came to town, I sadly forgot to bring my DSLR camera but I was a[...]